WASHINGTON — The United States drug regulator authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12-15 as the country aims to speed up its COVID-19 recovery, but the huge outbreak in India persisted with known coronavirus deaths approaching 250,000 on Tuesday.
With some wealthy nations easing restrictions thanks to rapid inoculation drives but many others struggling to secure doses, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) slammed so-called “vaccine diplomacy” and called for cooperation without strings attached.
Among those under pressure to do more for poorer countries is the United States, where more than 115 million people have been fully vaccinated and author…
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