Oil prices rose on Tuesday after the U.S. drug regulator granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine, stoking investor hopes that higher fuel demand would follow a potential rise in U.S. coronavirus vaccination rates.
Brent crude oil futures were up 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $69.21 a barrel by 0648 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate had gained 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $65.98.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration , which last December authorised the Pfizer/BioNtech two-dose vaccine for emergency use, has now issued full approval for use in people age 16 and older.Health officials hope the action will convince unvaccinated Americans that the shot is safe and effective, and expect it could also prompt more state and local governments, as well as private employers, to impose vaccine mandates.
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