Nation ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’; Full Pfizer vaccine approval may take months: COVID-19 updates July 16, 2021July 16, 2021Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’; Full Pfizer vaccine approval may take months: COVID-19 updates COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said it could be months before they receive full approval for their vaccine. Live COVID news.