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Vials of the newly reformulated COVID-19 vaccine booster are being readied by Pfizer for distribution now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the shots for people 12 and older.

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FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

11:01am August 31, 2022

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

A staff member poses with a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination health center.

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Pfizer-BioNTech will seek authorization for second COVID booster for older adults

2:51pm March 15, 2022

by Scott Hensley

Pfizer and BioNTech are planning to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for people age 65 and older.

Health care workers have been throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against FDA rules to use it.

Some Vials Of COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Extra Doses, Expanding Supply

9:47pm December 16, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable (the sixth, or possibly even a seventh) from each vial," the FDA said Wednesday.

Nurse Melissa Valentin applies the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a health worker at the Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday. The vaccine was granted emergency use authorization last week.

Health Workers 'Feeling Good As Hell' As Hospitals Begin COVID Vaccine Injections

7:51pm December 15, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

As the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country on Monday, hospital employees celebrated the long-awaited medicine.

An example of a vial that will carry the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech sits on display during a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday.

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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In U.S.

10:55pm December 11, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

A woman wears a mask as she walks by Pfizer's world headquarters in New York last month.

EU Could Approve Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In December

5:55pm December 01, 2020

by Reese Oxner

If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.

Pfizer plans to file within days with the Food and Drug Administration to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine.

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Pfizer To Seek FDA OK For COVID-19 Vaccine 'Within Days'

9:47am November 18, 2020

by Joe Palca

The vaccine was found to be 95% effective in an updated study analysis. Safety data required by the Food and Drug Administration showed no serious concerns, the company said.

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