Experts Say Booster Shot May Be Needed For Covid-19 Vaccine

Top medical experts say there may be another round of Covid-19 vaccines needed in about a year. According to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a booster shot for people who have already been vaccinated may be needed as soon as 8 to 12 months after their second shot. Fauci said “we know that the vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least six months, and likely considerably more, but I think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so after getting the primary.”

According to the CDC, roughly 47.9% of the population has received at least one Coronavirus vaccine dose and about 37.8% of the population is fully vaccinated. As of yesterday, there were more than 33 million cases of Covid-19 in the United States and over 587,000 deaths. Bourla said Pfizer booster shots could be coming between September and October of this year depending of approval from the FDA. Moderna is currently working on a booster shot to fight variants like B.1.351 which was first seen in South Africa and P.1 which was discovered in Brazil.