Breaking Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Nov 20, 2020 Nov 20, 2020 Updated Feb 19, 2021 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm!7:K6C D2:5 uC:52J :E :D 2D<:?8 &]$] C68F=2E@CD E@ 2==@H 6>6C86?4J FD6 @7 :ED r~'xs\`h G244:?6[ DE2CE:?8 E96 4=@4< @? 2 AC@46DD E92E 4@F=5 3C:?8 =:>:E65 7:CDE D9@ED 2D 62C=J 2D ?6IE >@?E9 2?5 6G6?EF2==J 2? 6?5 E@ E96 A2?56>:4 — 3FE ?@E F?E:= 27E6C 2 =@?8[ 92C5 H:?E6C]k^AmkAm%96 24E:@? 4@>6D 52JD 27E6C !7:K6C x?4] 2?5 :ED v6C>2? A2CE?6C q:@}%649 2??@F?465 E92E :ED G244:?6 2AA62CD hdT 67764E:G6 2E AC6G6?E:?8 >:=5 E@ D6G6C6 r~'xs\`h 5:D62D6 :? 2 =2C86[ @?8@:?8 DEF5J]k^AmkAm%96 4@>A2?:6D D2:5 E92E AC@E64E:@? A=FD 2 8@@5 D276EJ C64@C5 >62?D E96 G244:?6 D9@F=5 BF2=:7J 7@C 6>6C86?4J FD6 2FE9@C:K2E:@?[ D@>6E9:?8 E96 u@@5 2?5 sCF8 p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 42? 8C2?E 367@C6 E96 7:?2= E6DE:?8 :D 7F==J 4@>A=6E6] x? 255:E:@? 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