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A medical panel of US government advisors votes to recommend authorizing the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for five-to-11-year-olds, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks. Seventeen of the independent experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor and one abstained. IMAGES
The EU has concluded a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says at a media conference in Porto, Portugal. SOUNDBITE
The World Health Organization announces a deal for up to 40 million initial doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for poorer countries, through Covax global pool. SOUNDBITE
Eight thousand doses of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 arrive in Quito, Ecuador, as the country starts its immunization program against the new coronavirus. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says Pfizer guarantees all promised vaccine doses for the first quarter after six EU states voiced "severe concern" over delays. SOUNDBITE
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