This year’s rollout marks a definitive transition to a commercial market for the shots., which had previously been purchased by the U.S. government.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, clearing the way for shots to arrive at pharmacies as soon as this week.
The FDA approved the Pfizer and Moderna shots for people aged 12 and up, and issued an emergency use authorization for the shots in children aged 6 months through 11 years. The number of people being admitted to the hospital each day who are positive for Covid-19 is rising in the U.S., up 29% over the past two weeks, according to the New York Times. The numbers remain lower, however, than at any other point in the pandemic.
Relatively few Americans are expected to choose to take the shots. Moderna and Pfizer both said early this year that they projected that the U.S. Covid-19 vaccine market would be 100 million doses this year, though Moderna dialed back that projection to between 50 million and 100 million dose in early August. Pfizer also has worked to tamp down expectations.
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