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Careful using the word 'approval'. That isn't the same thing as Emergency Use Authorization. The PDF states:

> The issuance of an EUA is not an FDA approval (licensure) of a vaccine.

Very true. Though given the number of children who will now get the vaccine, I think it's a distinction without much practical meaning.

From a regulatory perspective, you are saying that the FDA has done something that they did not do. “Approved”, “cleared”, “granted”, and “authorized” all have distinct meanings.

This is a pedantic debate. The door is now open for millions of kids to get the vaccine. This was not possible yesterday.

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