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Pfizer: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose will be needed

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“Right now, the way that we have seen, it is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said.

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  1. NBC News

    Pfizer plans to submit data on a 4th Covid shot to FDA (opens NBC News)

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    Federal health officials are continuing to monitor whether another booster dose will be needed and, if so, when.

  2. Washington Times

    Pfizer CEO: Yearly booster shots likely needed to keep COVID-19 at bay (opens Washington Times)

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    The CEO of Pfizer said on Sunday that Americans may be required to get yearly booster shots to keep the coronavirus pandemic from resurging.

  3. Local News 8

    A 4th dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be needed, Pfizer's CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jen Christensen and Holly Yan, CNN To help fend off another wave of Covid-19, people will need a fourth dose of vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CBS on Sunday. “Many variants are coming, and Omicron was the first one that was able to evade — in a skillful way — the immune protection

  4. The Hill

    Pfizer CEO says a fourth booster shot 'is necessary' (opens The Hill)

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    Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Sunday that a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be necessary to continue to help keep hospitalizations manageable and sicknesses more mild.

  5. Townhall

    Pfizer CEO Announces Need for Fourth Booster Against COVID (opens Townhall)

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    During his Sunday appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla told host Margaret Brennan that a fourth shot against the Wuhan coronavirus is "necessary." This

  6. Breitbart News

    Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: Fourth COVID Shot Is 'Necessary' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that he believed that a fourth dose of his company's COVID-19 vaccine was "necessary." | Clips

  7. Insider

    Pfizer CEO says a fourth booster shot is 'necessary' to protect against COVID-19 (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "It is necessary, a fourth booster right now," Albert Bourla said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

  8. Politico

    Pfizer CEO says another Covid booster will be needed (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Albert Bourla's comments continue a roller-coaster pattern of differing communication from the pharmaceutical company and the government as the pandemic enters its third year.

  9. FOX 5 DC

    Pfizer: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose will be needed (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    “Right now, the way that we have seen, it is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said.

  10. The Columbian

    Fourth COVID shot will be ‘necessary,’ says Pfizer CEO (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    COVID-19 shots could soon become an annual item on your to-do list.

  11. WMUR

    A 4th dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be needed, Pfizer's CEO says (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Here's what you need to know about if and when you may need a fourth COVID-19 shot.

  12. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed, Pfizer's CEO says (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — To help fend off another wave of COVID-19, people will […]

  13. Triblive

    4th covid shot will be ‘necessary,’ says Pfizer CEO (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Covid-19 shots could soon become an annual item on your to-do list. Due to waning effectiveness, particularly on variants like omicron, a fourth covid vaccine shot will be needed to keep hospitals and morgues quiet, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday. “Right now, the way that we have seen, it

  14. CBS News

    Pfizer CEO says fourth dose of COVID vaccine is "necessary," submits data to FDA (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    CEO Albert Bourla said the vaccine remains protective against hospitalizations and deaths, but "doesn't last very long" for warding off infections.

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