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Deborah Sampson, left, a nurse at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle, gives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child, June 21, 2022, in Seattle. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5. The youngest tots already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original vaccine as their primary series. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 that if the Food and Drug Administration agrees, the updated vaccine would be used for the third shot. The FDA already has cleared COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better target omicron as boosters for everyone 5 and older. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

A man walks by Pfizer headquarters in New York on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) **FILE**

Pfizer sued for excluding White, Asian candidates from fellowship

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich. U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain. The move on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2022, by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. (Pfizer via AP)

CDC advisers weigh who needs updated COVID booster and when

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

A boy receives a dose of China's Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a community vaccination center in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2022. U.S. government advisers met Wednesday, June 15, 2022 to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages. According to the World Health Organization, 12 countries are vaccinating kids under 5. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 shots for babies, young children

By Lindsey Tanner and Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Pfizer, a lab technician visually inspects COVID-19 Paxlovid tablet samples in Freiburg, Germany in December 2021. As more doctors prescribe Pfizer's powerful COVID-19 pill, new questions are emerging about its performance, including why a small number of patients appear to relapse after taking the drug. (Pfizer via AP, File)

Cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

FILE - A nursing student administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas on April 26, 2021. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, April 29, 2022, set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

In this March 4, 2021 file photo, a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at a drive-up mass vaccination site in Puyallup, Wash., south of Seattle. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine brought in nearly $7 billion in the final quarter of 2021, and the drugmaker says it has signed purchase agreements for another $19 billion in sales this year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot for all adults

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

In this Thursday, July 15, 2021, file photo, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Surgeon general says FDA won’t cut corners in approving COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Nurse Lydia Holly prepares a child's COVID-19 vaccine dose, on Nov. 3, 2021, at Children's National Hospital in Washington. U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 and under while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as soon as late February. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Pfizer set to request emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 5

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)

COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

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Elizabeth Holmes, center, walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Holmes is accused of duping elite financial backers, customers and patients into believing that her startup was about to revolutionize medicine. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Elizabeth Holmes denies deception at her criminal trial

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

A health care worker receives a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot at Jackson Memorial Hospital Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Pfizer’s booster request sets up a pivotal decision for FDA

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. The vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday, Oct. 22, as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group. (Pfizer via AP)

FDA panel recommends COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this May 14, 2021, file photo, Colin Sweeney, 12, gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as his mother Nicole pats his shoulder at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena in Pasadena, Calif. Public health departments across California are gearing up to administer coronavirus vaccines to children ages 5 to 11 in the coming weeks and officials say they are planning "family-friendly" events, including at schools, to convince parents to get their kids the shots. The White House on Wednesday, Oct. 20, detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters in a matter of weeks. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

In this Aug. 28, 2021, photo, Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse, Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they're confident both seniors and other vulnerable Americans seeking booster shots and parents anticipating approval of initial shots for young children will have easy access. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

WH touts plan to get kids ages 5 to 11 vaccinated for COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A health care worker holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, in this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, file photo. Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Pfizer downplays COVID-19 vaccine’s ties to fetal tissue from abortions: Project Veritas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, file photo, Ann Enderle, R.N., attends to a COVID-19 patient in the Medical Intensive care unit (MICU) at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Idaho's public health officials say crisis standards of care are &quot;imminent&quot; for the state's most populated region as hospitals in the Boise area continue to be overrun with unvaccinated coronavirus patients. Hospitals in the northern half of the state were given permission to begin rationing care last week. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Delta surge drove recent vaccinations; recipients cite hospitalization or death of a friend: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Tuesday Ward of West View in Pittsburgh receives a COVID-19 booster shot at Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh's North Side on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the verge of a major new phase as government advisers Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer's vaccine for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans — despite doubts the extra shots will do much to slow the pandemic. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) **FILE**

Pfizer begins large trial to test anti-COVID-19 pill

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible

By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe - Associated Press