US authorises Pfizer vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. President Donald Trump said it would be made available for free to all Americans and that the first inoculations would take place within 24 hours.

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(Photo: A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Credit: Liam McBurney/Reuters)