The FDA must give full approval on the vaccines.

[Ms. Toad]

25. And you (and I) chose to take part in a great science experiment.

I happen to think the benefits outweigh the risks.

But it is still, by the criteria we use to permit unfettered use - and in some instances mandated use - it is still an experiment.

Moving from experiment to approved is a science-based process. It should not be dictated by the whims of politics - because that requires us to trust the good intentions of whoever is holding political office. Pretty sure you would have been screaming bloody murder had Trump just mandated in approval of hydroxochloroquin, or even of vaccines.

As to the millions who have received the vaccine - that's all well and good, but we didn't receive the vaccine under controlled settings and not everyone's outcome was tracked. So while it seems logical that it should be safe, there is a large leap between putting shots in arms and proving that there aren't intermediate-term consequences. That data has to be gathered scientifically (not just by counting shots).