COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be needed annually. According\nto Pfizer\u2019s Chief Executive Albert Bourla an annual COVID-19 vaccine will be\nneeded indefinitely. Bourla stated, \u201cIt is likely that people who receive\nCOVID-19 vaccines will need booster shots within a year afterward, and then\nannual vaccinations, to maintain protection against the virus as it evolves.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health care providers are often required to get certain\nvaccinations, including the yearly flu vaccine, in order to operate in a\nmedical setting. EMS providers and other health care professionals may soon be\nrequired to get a yearly COVID-19 vaccine as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bourla goes on to say that, although there is a possibility\nthat an annual vaccination for COVID-19 may not be required, the current\nresearch suggests otherwise. Bourla discusses that the COVID-19 virus is not\nlike the poliovirus, where only one shot is needed and then done. Instead,\nBourla compares the COVID-19 virus to the Flu virus, stating that, based off\ncurrent research, the likelihood that an annual vaccination will be needed is\nhigh. <\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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