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Any physician may prescribe any FDA-approved medication outside the scope of the label if it's indicated in their medical judgment.

That means that it may be prescribed to individuals <18 in some circumstances, and that it's legal to do so (explicit emergency authorization notwithstanding).

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Can I now travel to the US and pay for one if I want as a non-US resident? So far that was impossible.

Undocumented people have been able to get the vaccine in California without paying so you can get it and don't need to pay.

Can confirm, lots of people from my country have been traveling to Miami to get the shot. Some go for 10 days to get the Johnson shot (single dose), because they can't/don't want to spend a month for the two doses.

According to what I've heard, you can just walk into any Walgreens/pharmacy to get it, without paying or getting an ID check.

Not sure how legal that is though. I understand that those should be for tax-paying citizens.

Does that actually inflate the vaccination rate in Miami then? I don't think vaccine access should be limited to citizens (let alone tax paying ones) but at least the statistics should be clear in pointing out whether or not the vaccinations are for residents, or for tourists. The real vaccination rate among residents in Miami could be much lower then.

I traveled to Miami in May, went through a long line and didn't get the Pfizer shot as they were checking people :(

I wouldn't want to spend so much money flying there without a guarantee. Anyways, I will probably be able to get something (looking for a 3rd Pfizer shot), I just don't like to depend on getting lucky.

What if I still have documents?

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