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BBC: Pfizer vaccine authorised by US FDA for adolescents

By BBC.

Published May 11, 2021. Updated May 11 at 5:18 am

Vials containing doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are viewed at a clinic targeting minority community members at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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The US has authorised the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds amid a push to get the shot into more Americans’ arms. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was “a significant step in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic”.