News COVID has become ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’; Pfizer vaccine full approval may take months: Today’s updates July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Elinor Aspegren and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Comments Off on COVID has become ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’; Pfizer vaccine full approval may take months: Today’s updates COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and partner BioNTech said it could be months before they receive full approval for their vaccine. Live COVID news.