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FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in United States, Donald Trump says first shots in ‘less than 24 hours’
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has authorised the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in the United States where the pandemic has killed more than 292,000 people.
Key points:
- Mr Meadows spoke to Dr Hahn by telephone on Friday
- The FDA says it “will rapidly work” to grant emergency use of the vaccine
- Mr Biden says he is committed to vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of his administration
The FDA granted an emergency use authorisation for the vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech, which was shown to be 95 per cent effective in preventing the disease in a late-stage trial.
The FDA said the vaccine can be given to people aged…
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