According to the CEO of vaccine manufacturer Pfizer, it is likely that you will need another dose of COVID-19 within 12 months of vaccination.
The manufacturers of the two other shots authorized in the United States – Johnson & Johnson and Moderna – have made similar predictions.
And it is possible that the vaccine will become an annual ritual, executive Albert Bourla told CNBC.
“We need to see what the sequence would be, and how often we should do it remains to be seen,” he told the network’s Bertha Coombs in an event with CVS Health. “A likely scenario is that a third dose will probably be needed, between six and twelve months, and from there it will be vaccinated again annually, but this needs to be confirmed. And again, the variant will play a key role. ”
He added: “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people who may be susceptible to the virus.”
The chief executive made his remarks on April 1, but it was broadcast on Thursday.
In February, the CEO of Johnson & Johnson also told the network that those who get the COVID-19 shot from the company should be vaccinated annually because they are with the flu shot.
The use of Johnson & Johnson’s shot – which, unlike the Pfizer’s and Moderna’s, requires only a single dose – was suspended in the United States earlier this week during an investigation into reports that about one in a million recipients in the days a had rare clotting disorder after injection. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna surveys require two doses.
Earlier this week, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told the network that the company hopes to create a booster against falls.
Dr. Northwell chief medical officer David Battinelli said the consensus within the medical community was that a COVID-19 vaccine shooter would be needed.
“It’s a guess to have an annual shot,” Battinelli said. ‘We’ll have a better idea as more data emerges.
“For the first few cycles, the shots will hopefully catch some of the variants as well,” Battinelli said.
Battinelli added that if boosts are needed, it is important to control people who are vaccinated to return for follow-up shots, the pandemic.
He said other viruses would not go away until “we have had vaccination rates of 90% to 100% for many, many years. Otherwise this virus will not go away.”
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