Albert Bourla stressed that Pfizer’s jab has so far proven effective against existing variants.
While the vaccine is so far proving effective against existing versions of Covid-19, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Thursday his company has the capacity to produce a whole new shot within 100 days to tackle variants of the virus if needed. ... [+]
the G-7 summit, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in St. Ives, England. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla listens at right.Speaking alongside President Biden as the two officially announced the donation of half a billion shots of the Pfizer vaccine to low-income nations, Bourla stressed that the jab has so far proven effective against existing variants.
“None of the existing variant strains have escaped the protection provided by our vaccine,” Bourla said, emphasizing: “None.” However, if this were to change, Bourla said the company has a plan and the infrastructure in place to turn around a new vaccine within 100 days. He also reiterated that Pfizer is working on an oral treatment against Covid-19, which he is hoping will be approved by the end of the year. This appears to be Bourla’s first public mention of Pfizer’s capacity to produce an entirely new shot. Like
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