Support WBURIt's Pronounced Koe-mir'-na-tee. How The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine's Name Came To BeJaclyn DiazAugust 24, 2021 ShareIn this March 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 and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. (AP)