That's when you need a third covider, "said Biontech CEO

You will probably get your boost within this period.


You probably know now that the Pfizer-Biontech andModerna vaccines are administered in two doses, while the Johnson & Johnson Jab is a vaccination at once and at least for the moment. See like Covid acts like the flu, we will probably getvaccinated against the new coronavirus For the many years to come. But that the next vaccine can come earlier than you do. Recently, the CEO of Biontech predicts when you areneed your next vaccine shot. Read it to know when you go rolling your sleeves again, and for more information on this vaccine, checkPfizer has provoked this reaction in half of the recipients, the new study indicates.

Biontech's CEO says you will need a third shot Covid from nine to 12 months after your first Jab.

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Ugur sahin, CEO and co-founder of Biontech (which co-created the vaccine against Pfizer) revealed this week that a third shot is necessary to obtain the "Protection against the vaccine at more than 100% again, "according to the associated press. Referring toIsrael's studies, Sahin noted that the effectiveness of Jab Biontech-Pfizer decreased slightly from 95% to about 91% after six months. In order to protect protected persons, Sahin suggests that you will need a third dose of vaccine between nine and 12 months after your initial shot.

Earlier this month,Pfizer has also published a study on its vaccine efficiency after six months. The study, shared on April 1, analyzed the test data of more than 46,000 participants. Researchers found only 77 participants developed symptomatic cases of COVID after receiving the vaccine, while the other 850 people who took a placebo had Covid, proving that he is still very effective six times a year later.

And for more vaccine sustainability,Dr. Fauci says that your Covid vaccine protects you for this long.

The Pfizer CEO stated that a third shot may be necessary even earlier.

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Talking about a Virtual Health Event of CVS on April 15, Pfg-CEO of PfizerAlbert Bourla says a booster growth will probably benecessary once a year. "There will probably be a need for a third dose, about six to 12 months," Bourla noted. "But all this must be confirmed."

According to Bourla, deferral shots are probably necessary because the Covid virus is very similar to the flu in that it substitutes frequently. And the best way to protect themselves and others against mutations is to be vaccinated. "It is extremely important to remove the pool of people who may be susceptible to virus as they are vaccinated with high efficiency vaccines," said Bourla. "The people's pool is what defines the number of replications that the virus will do and defines whether or not and how many variants will appear." And for more vaccine guidance,Make sure you get vaccinated in this arm, experts say.

And you may need a booster every year or every 18 months.

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Beyond your third shot, Sahin told AP: "I'm waiting for it to be necessary to get another booster every year or maybe every 18 months."

Sahin also addressed concerns aboutEfficiency of the vaccine against new variants of COVID, saying Pfizer-Biontech tested the vaccine against more than two dozen mutations. Without giving accurate data, Sahin stated that the immune response "remained sufficient" against these variants, even if they are slightly diminished, AP reported. It also suspects vaccinated people would be protected against the new Covid variant in India, but an investigation is still in progress. "The Indian variant has mutations that we have already studied and against which our vaccine also works, so I am confident there too," said Sahin.

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Biontech's CEO says more than half of people in the United States will be vaccinated by June.

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Sahin also told the AP that "50 to 60% of the [US.S.] population will have received the vaccine" by the end of June, which predicts that certain restrictions will be returned. As of April 28, based on data from disease control and prevention centers (CDC), 98 million people in the United States arefully vaccinated. It's about 40% of the population over 18 years old.

Biontech's CEO also suggested that Europe could reach the immunity of the herd "last July by August", but because the vaccine has still not been approved for less than 16 or 18 years old (according to The shot), he stated that children would always be at risk.

And for more vaccines,This side effect of vaccine could mean that you already had Covid, a new study says.


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