Tag: Albert Bourla

Pfizer Seeks FDA Authorization for COVID-19 Booster Shots in 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla on Tuesday announced that the company and its partner BioNTech have submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to expand authorization for its COVID-19 booster shot for use in 16- and 17-year-olds. It comes after U.S. regulators last week expanded the eligibility for a…


Pfizer CEO Predicts Annual COVID-19 Vaccinations

People will end up needing an annual COVID-19 shot, Pfizer’s CEO predicts. Moderna’s CEO Stéphane Bancel said last week he believes the COVID-19 pandemic will end next year. He said more and more people will get a COVID-19 vaccine and those who don’t will gain natural immunity, or protection against infection from contracting the disease and…