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Pfizer gets full approval from regulators

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US gave full approval to Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory.

The Pentagon promptly announced it will press ahead with plans to force members of the military to get vaccinated amid the battle against the extra-contagious Delta variant. The University of Minnesota likewise said it will require its students get the shot, as did Louisiana's major public universities, including Louisiana State University, though state law there allows broad exemptions.