Pfizer requests full US approval for booster shot

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Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE confirmed on Wednesday they have requested full approval for a booster COVID-19 shot in the United States for people who are older than 16 years.

According to an official statement, the two companies began a rolling Biologics License Application with the Food and Drug Administration for the third vaccine dose, with the application submission likely completed this week.

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received earlier this week full approval from the US health regulators for use in all populations above 16 years old.

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