COVID vaccine boosters will likely be necessary: Pfizer

Pfizer’s CEO said Thursday that people will likely need a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine within a year of being inoculated — as a top US scientist warned that immunity from the shots does appear to wane eventually.

It’s “likely” that a booster will be necessary within 12 months of the two-dose regimen, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said. “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla told CNBC.