In a recent interview, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla explained that, in the future, it will become necessary to receive an additional booster shot. This will make it Pfizer’s fourth booster. And given the recent shockingly horrific 1 291 Side Effects of the Pfizer vaccine, we wonder how many will still be in line for the new jab?
Why is a fourth Pfizer booster shot needed?
During the interview, Bourla explained that, while the third booster shot is good for hospitalizations and deaths, it’s not as strong against infections.
“It is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Bourla said. “The protection that you are getting from the third, it is good enough, actually quite good for hospitalizations and deaths.”
“It’s not that good against infections, but doesn’t last very long,” he added.
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In December 2021, Bourla previously predicted that a fourth dose would be essential as Covid-19 continues to spread.
And now the next step for the pharmaceutical giant is to present the data to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the fourth jab.
“[W]e are just submitting those data to the FDA and then we will see what the experts also will say outside Pfizer.”
“I think we’re going to submit to FDA a significant progress of data about the need for a fourth dose, and they need to make their own conclusions, of course, and then CDC also,” Bourla said.
“It’s clear that there is a need in an environment of omicron to boost the immune response.”
A few countries such as Sweden and Israel are among the first to offer the fourth booster to high-risk communities.