"The Food and Drug Administration is pushing to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, further expediting an earlier timeline for licensing the shot, according to people familiar with the agency’s planning."
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Covid News: F.D.A. Expected to Fully Approve Pfizer Vaccine Next Week
The vaccine is now used under an emergency authorization, but the full approval is expected to lead to a wave of inoculation mandates. New York City requires many high school athletes to be vaccinated.