Simon Kent 12 Jul 2021
Pfizer representatives will meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to outline their plans to request federal authorization of a third dose of its coronavirus vaccine. The head-to-head comes as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser conceded “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” booster shots will be needed.
AP reports the company said it was scheduled to meet the Food and Drug Administration and other officials, three days after Pfizer asserted booster shots would be needed within 12 months, as Breitbart News reported.
In April, Pfizer flagged plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency authorization of a third dose, as Breitbart News reported.
“We believe that the third dose will raise the antibody response 10- to 20- fold,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said at the time, likening it to the annual flu shot.
Now that prospect of a third jab is one step closer but not set in stone.
On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci didn’t rule out the possibility but said it was too soon for the government to recommend another shot, although he has acknowledged the possibility in the past.
more
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2021/07/12/meeting-set-pfizer-and-u-s-health-officials-to-discuss-vaccine-booster/
