Biden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: 'Get it today'
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President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 hours after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those ages 16 and older.
"If you are one of the millions of Americans who said they will not get the shot until it has full and final approval of the FDA, it has now happened. The moment you've been waiting for is here, it's time for you to go get your vaccination, and get it today. Today," Biden said, speaking from the White House. The President said the full FDA approval was "an important moment in our fight against the pandemic," and said: "The FDA approval is the gold standard."
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