Pfizer Rose To The COVID-19 Challenge And The Stars Aligned
Executive Summary
Pfizer moved aggressively and early as COVID-19 became a global health threat, and now the company, with its partner BioNTech, is the first to secure an emergency use authorization for a COVID vaccine from the US FDA.
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