[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/23/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/23/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html) >"As Americans face a daunting surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations -- with rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet -- the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 and older."