The Chief Executive of pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, Dr Albert Bourla, has confirmed that a fourth COVID-19 jab will be needed to deal with Omicron. Bourla has for weeks been floating the idea of annual boosters, even before concerns about the new super mutant variant were raised. He said, “I will think we will need the fourth dose; I have said that multiple times. With the previous variants, I was projecting that it will be on 12 months after the third dose. We may need it faster.”Bourla position on fourth dose came after Pfizer on Saturday warned that two doses of its vaccine would not prevent Omicron infections but ‘may still offer protection against severe disease’.

Source: Punch December 12, 2021 08:38 UTC