Moderna CEO: ‘We’re Going To Need Boosters In The Fall Of ’22 And Forward’
Stephane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna, claimed that people may need to be injected with a second COVID-19 booster shot in several months to keep up protection to COVID-19.
Bancel’s comments, made Thursday at a healthcare conference organized by Goldman Sachs, echo similar statements made by Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla last month. Both heads of major pharmaceutical companies cited the spread of the Omicron variant in justifying their predictions.
“I will be surprised when we get that data in the coming weeks that it’s holding nicely over time — I would expect that it’s not going to hold great,” Bancel said, referring to the protection against COVID-19 awarded by the vaccine, according to CNBC.
“I still believe we’re going to need boosters in the fall of ’22 and forward,” he continued. He said more vulnerable populations, such as those who are older or have comorbidities, may need annual boosters for years. – READ MORE
Responses