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

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said it will be necessary to get another booster shot in the future.

During an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, host Margaret Brennan asked if a fourth booster shot was needed.

It is necessary, a fourth booster right now, Bourla said.

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He said that it was not that good against infections, but it did last a long time.

According to NBC News, the pharmaceutical giant will soon present data to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the fourth jab.

Bourla told CNBC on Friday that they would submit data to the FDA about the need for a fourth dose.

Sweden and Israel have been the first countries to offer the booster to high-risk communities.

Three vaccines may be enough to protect against coronaviruses for a long time. According to a New York Time report last month, an expert said they were seeing diminishing returns from additional doses.