Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID Booster for All Adults

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Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID Booster for All Adults

Pfizer and BioNTech have requested the Food and Drug Administration give emergency-use authorization for booster doses of the companies' coronavirus vaccine for people 18 and older.

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