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**FILE** Dyson S. Barnes, 9, receives a coronavirus vaccination at a clinic inside Capitol Heights Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on Nov. 17 as his mother, Shannon Duckett-Barnes, captures the moment on her cellphone. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech for use in the United States, with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices expected to assess their safety and efficacy soon, and the vaccines expected to be available at no cost to those in need.

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