Pfizer CEO pushes annual COVID-19 vaccine shot as company makes billions: ‘Easier to convince people to do it’

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted Saturday that he is hoping people around the world will receive annual COVID-19 vaccine shots.

The admission comes as the global community implements booster campaigns because, as Reuters noted, the COVID vaccines have proven to be effective at preventing most deaths and hospitalizations, but not transmission.

Speaking with Israel’s N12 News, Bourla was asked whether he believes COVID booster shoots will be administered on a regular basis, such as every four or five months. In response, Bourla expressed hope in annual vaccine shots.

“This will not be a good scenario,” Bourla said of regular booster shots, Reuters reported. “What I’m hoping [is] that we will have a vaccine that you will have to do once a year.”

Bourla’s justification? Because convincing people to receive an annual shot is easier than convincing them to receive bi-annual boosters.

“Once a year — it is easier to convince people to do it. It is easier for people to remember,” Bourla explained. “So from a public health perspective, it is an ideal situation. We are looking to see if we can create a vaccine that covers Omicron and doesn’t forget the other variants and that could be a solution.”- READ MORE