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FDA Plans to Authorize Pfizer Boosters for All Adults This Week

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration aims to authorize booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for all adults by Thursday; This is a move that will increase the number of Americans eligible for the supplement by tens of millions. agency plans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent committee of vaccine experts scheduled …

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FDA Plans to Authorize Pfizer Boosters for All Adults This Week

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration aims to authorize booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for all adults by Thursday; This is a move that will increase the number of Americans eligible for the supplement by tens of millions. agency plans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent committee of vaccine experts scheduled …

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Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize Covid Pill for Unvaccinated People

Pfizer applied to the Food and Drug Administration for permission. The company said on Tuesday it’s antiviral pill to treat unvaccinated people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19. The drug, which will be sold under the brand name Paxlovid, will be available within weeks if allowed. It is intended to …

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Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine for Children of 5

WASHINGTON — Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday morning they are asking federal regulators to allow emergency use of coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, a move that could help protect more than 28 million people in the United States. The companies said they have submitted data supporting the change to the Food and …

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Hollywood Workers Vote to Authorize Strike

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood came close to halting production on Monday after one of the film and television industry’s low-profile syndicates said its members had overwhelmingly authorized a strike. The International Alliance of Theater Stage Workers said 90 percent of eligible members voted online between Friday and Sunday; About 99 percent of the votes were …

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