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COVID-19 Update: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Approved for Teens

On May 10, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) would be expanded to include children ages 12-15.  Previously, the vaccine had been approved for individuals 16 and older.  The press release stated that between March 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 there were approximately 1.5 … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: First Person Receives COVID-19 Vaccine in U.S.

Almost eleven months after the first confirmed coronavirus patient in the State of Washington (HL Pulse post here), the first dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was administered in the U.S. to a critical care nurse a little after 9:00 a.m. ET.  This happened just three days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading
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