EARLY RELEASE: Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Persons Aged ≥16 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, September 2021

Published on September 21, 2021

This report describes ACIP's standard recommendation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in persons 16 years or older.

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