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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval from the FDA; Pentagon to mandate vaccine for the military

Pfizer said the U.S. is the first country to grant the company’s vaccine full approval. The shot will be marketed in the U.S. under the brand name Comirnaty.

In this March 2 photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loaded a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine.
In this March 2 photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loaded a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine.Read moreRobert F. Bukaty / AP
    by Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press
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