Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told the Hebrew publication N12 News in an exclusive interview that the best way to combat COVID-19 is a vaccine that can be administered every year, not with boosters received every few months, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis will not be a good scenario,\u201d he said when asked about people getting booster shots every four to five months. \u201cWhat I\u2019m hoping [is] that we will have a vaccine that you will have to do once a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce a year \u2014 it is easier to convince people to do it. It is easier for people to remember,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo from a public health perspective, it is an ideal situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bourla predicted the world will return to near-normal conditions within a few months. \u201cThe virus will not be eradicated. The virus will be with us for years to come,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cwe should be able to come to normal lives\u2026 in a few months.\u201d However, he stressed there will continue to be \u201canomalies, such as Omicron\u2026 that we will be able to control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the interview, Bourla also said Pfizer was working on a vaccine that could combat omicron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do not know if we will have to use it, but we are working on the vaccine. We will know if it is the best solution only after we see the data,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know we will be able to mass-produce the vaccine, if necessary, because we are already building the infrastructure for production.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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