First, some details about the FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: Only for 16 years of age and older. Brand name Comirnaty.  Why?  Coined from COvid and the MRNA platform technology.  Also evokes the concept of community. Effectiveness dropped from 95% to 91%, which is still pretty good. Why did it take so long?  The argument is that the normal FDA process takes from 8 to 12 months.  It took only 3.5 months from submittal of the Pfizer application.  Plus, there is yet no permanent commissioner, who currently is Dr. Janet Woodcock as acting.  Why?  Apparently, President Joe Biden  can't find anyone who can win Senate confirmation .  Plus Senator Joe Manchin does not want Woodcock to be promoted for she ran the drug division and was too liberal about opioids. But during this time of pandemic shouldn't some kind of wartime or depression national emergency justification be made to accelerate approval?  I would not be surprised if the FDA does pass through the Moderna application