Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. FDA approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for COMIRNATY (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older. COMIRNATY is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be granted approval by the FDA.   The vaccine has been available in the U.S. under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) since December 11, 2020 (as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine). The EUA permitted essential rollout of vaccine doses across the U.S. to hel...