Pfizer’s CEO talks on returning to normal life after pandemic

Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said on September 26 that he anticipates a return to normal life post-pandemic within the year, Report informs referring to The Hill.

“I agree that, within a year, I think will we able to come back to normal life,” Bourla said on ABC’s 'This Week.'

Bourla added that he does not think that this means variants will no longer exist or that vaccines would be unnecessary.

Bourla said that the “most likely scenario” was that the world would continue to see new variants and have vaccines that would last 'at least a year.'

“I think the most likely scenario is annual revaccination, but we don’t know really. We need to wait and see the data,” Bourla said.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently decided to move forward with recommending third-dose COVID-19 booster shots of Pfizer’s vaccine for people 65 and older as well as people with compromised immune systems.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said last week that boosters would also be available to people in high-risk work environments such as healthcare workers.