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EU reviews BioNTech request for 'extra dose' of virus shot

by Frank JordansMike Corder
| December 31, 2020 5:09 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union medicines watchdog said Thursday that German company BioNTech has applied for clearance in the 27-nation bloc to administer up to six doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from each vial, instead of the five doses currently approved.

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