USA trying to buy more of the Pfizer vaccine
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Some Vials Of COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Extra Doses, Expanding Supply, FDA Says
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Health care workers have been throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against FDA rules to use it.
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The Food and Drug Administration says that some of the vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine being distributed throughout the U.S. contain extra doses and the agency is encouraging hospitals and clinics to use the additional shots to speed up the nationwide immunization campaign.
The agency issued the guidance Wednesday after health care workers reported throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against the rules to use it.