|Videos|September 1, 2021

Hopeful Outcomes for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Pharmacy Times spoke with Ilisa Bernstein, APhA senior vice president, Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs, about the latest FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Bernstein discussed what this approval means to the pharmacy community, what she hopes to continue seeing for pharmacists, the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project, and more.

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Hopeful Outcomes for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

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