People are likely to need another booster dose of vaccine within a year of being fully vaccinated, said Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO at CNBC. The head of the pharmaceutical giant and many experts believe that vaccination against COVID-19 will become an annual routine.
“It’s extremely important to reduce the pool of people who may be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla said in an interview on NBC. It aired on April 15, two weeks after recording. The head of Pfizer added that booster doses will be an important tool in the fight against the more contagious variants.
Coronavirus infections will likely never go away againThus, vaccine manufacturers are working to develop special boosters to fight new variants of the coronavirus or provide protection when the immunity of the vaccinated wears off.
Pfizer and Moderna – for how long do vaccines give immunity?
Updated results from Pfizer’s late research showed that people who received Pfizer’s vaccine, have been resistant to coronavirus infection for at least six months after receiving the second dose. The Moderny vaccine also offered high protection six months after vaccination – but scientists are still not sure how long this immunity will last.
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