During an appearance on CBS News Sunday, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that Americans would need a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to fend off future variants of the virus.
Speaking with anchor Margaret Brennan, Bourla noted that COVID-19 vaccines are still extremely effective in protecting against severe disease and death. However, the highly contagious omicron variant was still able to infect record numbers of Americans.
Bourla also noted that in developing the next booster shot, Pfizer aimed to develop a formula that would protect against current and future variant strains of the virus — a shot that would protect people for a longer period of time. Brennan also asked if Americans should prepare to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster each year along with their flu shots.Bourla's comments Sunday confirmed what other health officials have been forecasting for months. White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Facui said in December that he thought a fourth dose was"conceivable," and Moderna's CEO said in January that she thought a second booster would be needed this fall.
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