Are non-FDA approved vaccines good for entering the US?

Question

This page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website states that all non-citizen, nonimmigrant traveling to the US must present proof of a full COVID-19 vaccination, and proceeds to list the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Novavax and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen), as well as the vaccines listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) that are not FDA-approved, which includes the Sinovac vaccine (the one I received).

My question then is: are these non-FDA approved vaccines accepted to enter the US?

I could not find this information in the CDC page, nor elsewhere, although the wording suggests they are: however, it seems wiser to me to confirm my interpretation before actually flying to the US... This question is very similar, but asks about a vaccine that is not listed by the WHO, the Sputnik.

Update: I arrived in the US a few days ago, and was not even asked about my vaccinations; in fact, I was one of the few people in the airport using a mask...

Answer 1

This requirement was dropped as expected:

CDC’s Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic ceased to be in effect as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 12, 2023.  An announcement of the termination of this Amended Order has been published in the Federal Register.

This means that as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 12, 2023, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States.

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HISTORICAL ANSWER

The CDC is the US government agency that specifies which vaccines are acceptable for entry into the US. The CDC page you link to says

If you are a noncitizen nonimmigrant and are fully vaccinated, make sure your vaccine and proof of vaccination are acceptable to board a flight to the United States.

and then lists the following (which includes the Sinovac) as accepted vaccines:

Accepted COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccines Approved or Authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Janssen/J&J
• Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech)
• Spikevax (Moderna)
• Novavax

Vaccines Listed for Emergency Use (EUL) by the World Health Organization

• Janssen/J&J
• Convidecia (CanSinoBIO)
• Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech)
• Spikevax (Moderna)
• Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
• Covaxin
• Covishield
• BIBP/Sinopharm
• CoronaVac (Sinovac)
• Nuvaxovid (Novavax)
• Covovax

Certain Clinical Trial Vaccines which Have Confirmed Efficacy

• Medicago

These are the vaccines accepted for travel to the United States.

Answer 2

Please note that from May 11th 2023, all Covid restrictions have been lifted to enter on the US, so you don't need to be vaccinated.