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A nurse at the Royal Free Hospital, simulates the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, in London, Friday Dec. 4, 2020. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

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Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, left, and Dr. David Fleeger, right, greet each other with an elbow touch before the start of a press conference on the coronavirus by Governor Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2020. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (Julia Robinson/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.

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A line wraps around the building at the Friday opening of 1701 Barbecue in Beaumont, which had its grand opening Tuesday. Photo taken Friday, December 4, 2020 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Alert: Mexico approves emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do so

Dec. 11, 2020Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 7:54 p.m.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico approves emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do so.