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The F.D.A. granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a first for a Covid shot in the U.S. It will pave the way for new vaccine mandates.

Monday, August 23, 2021 9:38 AM EST

The decision will set off a cascade of vaccine requirements by hospitals, colleges, corporations and other organizations.

The approval comes as the nation's fight against the pandemic has intensified again, with the highly infectious Delta variant reversing much of the progress that the country had made over the first half of the year.

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