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Tampa Bay doctors weigh in on milestone FDA full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

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Tampa Bay doctors weigh in on milestone FDA full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Tampa Bay doctors weigh in on milestone FDA full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

The country marked a major milestone in the continued fight to end the pandemic with the FDA granting full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

It comes at a time when health experts are pleading to communities to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases are still on the rise.


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