It would make zero sense for COVID vaccines to undergo what you call "full standard certification" - as it would greatly delay the availability of a proven, tested vaccine for a disease that has killed hundreds of thousands, hospitalized millions, etc.
It appears that you misunderstand the difference between an emergency use authorization and regular FDA approval.
All vaccines follow the same testing processes, whether they are approved for emergency use or through a typical license.
Whether an EUA or the typical process, clinical trials are conducted in three phases:
In Phase 1, the vaccine is given to a small number of generally healthy people to assess its safety and effectiveness.
In Phase 2, the vaccine is given to hundreds of people with different health conditions and from diverse demographic groups.
In Phase 3, the vaccine is administered to thousands of people across demographic groups and immune responses are compared against placebos, which are doses that don’t contain any of the vaccine and are used for testing purposes only.
Once Phase 3 trials are complete, the FDA reviews the data to determine whether the vaccine works and is safe. If so, the manufacturer files for approval.
This is where the process may change due to a public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Usually, the manufacturer would apply for a Biologics License Application (BLA). If the FDA determines that the vaccine is safe, works and that manufacturing can be done safely and consistently, it will grant a license for the vaccine.
In a public health emergency, manufacturing may occur while vaccines are still in development, rather than after approval. These efforts happen simultaneously, and instead of filing for a BLA, the manufacturer files for Emergency Use Authorization.
If the benefits outweigh any possible risks of the vaccine and manufacturing quality can be ensured, the FDA will approve the vaccine for emergency use.
Here are more details:
https://vaccine.unchealthcare.org/s...emergency-use-authorization-and-fda-approval/
So the idea that there are more side effects or more severe ones because the FDA approved the COVID vaccines through EUA is false and repeating this misinformation perpetuates the falsehood that the vaccines are riskier than they are.
Hello; You get to have an opinion same as me. Even if the vaccine had undergone the full standard certification there would still be the potential of some side effects. This has happened with vaccines before. This covid19 group of vaccines are indeed under an emergency use approval. I note you do not challenge that part. Nor do you challenge the part about having no recourse if there does turn out to be a problem for those of us who have taken the vaccines.
May not amount to much but there are reports of heart problems in young people the last few days. Too early to say for sure if the vaccines are the culprit. Should it turn out to cause heart issues, it is my understanding we cannot hold the vaccine companies liable under the emergency use status. I do hope the vaccines turn out to be safe over time. That will be good for the future of vaccines if this method of making vaccines holds out to be safe. However we did in fact have a risk or gamble in my words when we took the shots.
If some want to not take such a gamble they should wait until the vaccines get the regular approval for use. Right now the vaccines are under emergency use status.
