That is incorrect. They are available for emergency use authorization. The FDA doesn’t designate that status[0]. Only Pfizer, IIRC, has even submitted a reques

That is incorrect. They are available for emergency use authorization. The FDA doesn’t designate that status[0]. Only Pfizer, IIRC, has even submitted a request for approval, and that was just last month. Minimally FDA approval takes ≈6 months, but it could also take several years. As mentioned above, the vaccines being offered in the US are unlike any other that have been approved previously for use in the general population. I don’t think other vaccines (except the Ebola vaccine for specifically J&J) are reasonable analogues. 0 - https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-...