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

                 From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732         1185       246       82 July    22     1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571        703       85 Nov    25      2304    12025        620        518      118 Dec     30      3880    14748       1224       299      465 Jan      14       4142    15512         1151        189       712                  Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398           25       2414    10578        1582        119      144 Mar     2        1989      9490       1726       110      194           31       1115      12301        3950       458       58 April   6         906     11787         4211        631       37 May    4         853     13667