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The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been given full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in people 16 years of age and older for the Pfizer vaccine and for use in people 18 years of age and older for the Moderna vaccine.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are available under the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization for children and adolescents 6 months through 15 years of age for Pfizer and 6 months through 17 years of age for Moderna. The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is available for use in people18 years of age and older under the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization. The emergency use of these products is only authorized for the duration of the federal COVID-19 emergency declaration, which states that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of the medical product under Section 564(b)(1) of the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act unless the declaration is terminated or authorization revoked sooner.