Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 1:25 - 0:00 transcript Biden Praises Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Approval President Biden lauded the final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration and implored unvaccinated Americans not to wait any longer to be inoculated. Oregon has adopted a similar requirement for all state workers, as have a host of universities in states from Louisiana to Minnesota. Correction : Aug. 23, 2021 An earlier version of this item misstated the name that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is now free to be marketed under. The rules also apply to all state employees and to substitute teachers, who are already in short supply, he said. Staten Island has the highest rate of Covid-19 infection of any borough in New York City.

Source: International New York Times August 23, 2021 09:03 UTC