Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accepted the recommendation that Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine be administered across the country.

The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s two-stage coronavirus vaccine on Friday. On Saturday, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in favor of allowing the vaccine to be given to people who are 16 and older in the United States.