Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press file

In this March 2, 2021, file photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone | The Associated Press

PUBLISHED: August 23, 2021 at 7:49 a.m. | UPDATED: August 23, 2021 at 7:51 a.m.

FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

More than 200 million Pfizer doses already have been administered in the U.S.