evidence: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 22 approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. [...] The emergency use authorization continues until the health secretary ends it. Existing product authorizations can continue, and new ones, such as the updated COVID-19 vaccines, can be issued as long as the declaration remains in effect. [...] The claim that the FDA shouldn’t be able to approve the new COVID-19 vaccines because there is no public health emergency and that other treatments are available is False.