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Coverage dated August 21, 2022

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives. The move Monday is a key step toward opening a fall

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives. The move Monday is a key step toward opening a fall

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Pfizer seeks OK of COVID booster that targets Omicron (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against Omicron subvariants.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    Pfizer seeks approval for updated COVID vaccine booster (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Pfizer has asked the FDA to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives.

  4. WCNC

    COVID vaccines for fall: Pfizer seeks OK of updated boosters (opens WCNC)

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    For now at least, the BA.5 omicron variant currently is causing nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S., and much of the world.

  5. NBC New York

    Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize Its Updated COVID Booster Targeting Omicron (opens NBC New York)

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    Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron strains: the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

  6. FOX Business

    Pfizer looks for US approval on updated COVID booster that targets omicron variant (opens FOX Business)

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    Pfizer Inc and BioNTech announced on Monday that they are looking for the U.S. to approve their retooled COVID booster, which targets the omicron variant.

  7. Southern Minnesota

    Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer Inc. said Monday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of an updated booster

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