Pfizer CEO says 4th Covid vaccine doses may be needed sooner than expected

[enhanced_deficit]

ABC- Always Be Closing.
Sadly Pfizer stock is not moving as hugely as it should following Omicron variant media publicity blitz.

But almost everyone famous in America in recent history is a salesman/saleswoman... we rarely give fame and glory to real scientists, inventors or other productive professionals.

Pfizer CEO says fourth Covid vaccine doses may be needed sooner than expected due to omicron

Published Wed, Dec 8 2021
Spencer Kimball

Key Points

• “When we see real-world data, will determine if the omicron is well covered by the third dose and for how long,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC.
• “And the second point, I think we will need a fourth dose,” Bourla said.
• The Pfizer CEO originally expected a fourth dose 12 months after the third, but he told CNBC it might be needed faster than that.

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cnbc.com/2021/12/08/omicron-pfizer-ceo-says-we-may-need-fourth-covid-vaccine-doses-sooner-than-expected.html


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Despite lowered Omicron risk, big pharma CEO suggests more fear ahead

 

[69360]

If four is good, five must be better.

 

[acptulsa]

Quick! Get another one before news gets out it's not only ineffective against omicron, it'll make you sicker than omicron will.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

If four is good, five must be better.

Makes sense.
Won't be suprised if he said next that in future 1-2 doses will be needed every year to always stay boosted.
Pretty sure not looking to generate a continuous revenue stream.

Quick! Get another one before news gets out it's not only ineffective against omicron, it'll make you sicker than omicron will.

Well there are shifting narratives for sure, this from other section:

UK doc says China's Sinovac vaccine more effective against Omicron variant than Pfizer's

Heard a UK doc say that China's Sinovac vaccine was more effective against variants like Omicron because it used the actual coronavirus virus unlike spike-protein based vaccines like Pfizer's. There are also shifting claims about Pfizer's vax efficacy in last few days.

Pfizer vaccine: "41-fold drop" in the ability of the antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant compared with the original virus

Omicron significantly reduces Covid antibody protection in small study of Pfizer vaccine recipients

Published Tue, Dec 7 2021
Spencer Kimball
Prof. Alex Sigal with the Africa Health Research Institute and a team of scientists tested blood samples of 12 people who had previously been vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. They were looking specifically at how well antibodies generated by the vaccine can neutralize the new variant — meaning block its ability to infect cells.
They found a 41-fold drop in the ability of the antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant compared with the original virus, a dramatic reduction from its performance against the original ancestral strain as well as other variants, according to a preprint of the study that hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed. Vaccine-induced antibodies dropped threefold in their ability to neutralize the earlier beta variant that previously dominated South Africa, suggesting omicron is much better at evading protection.
cnbc.com/2021/12/07/omicron-significantly-reduces-covid-antibody-protection-in-small-study-of-pfizer-vaccine-recipients.html


Tried to see if there was more info on that doc's claim, so far found this old report:

Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants - Reuters
reuters.com › us-health-coronavirus-brazil
Feb 17, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine's Brazilian ...

 

[Anti Globalist]

If four is good, five must be better.

Maybe six will be the magic number.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Anyone who gets a shot at this point is just stupid.

 

[AngryCanadian]

Why stop at Four when you can stop at Seven?

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Why stop at Four when you can stop at Seven?

There needs to be mandatory checkups at least quarterly. There are just too many issues. Thank God for Government healthcare!

 

[pcosmar]

sooner than expected

says this was expected.

 

[Occam's Banana]

If four is good, five must be better.

Maybe six will be the magic number.

Why stop at Four when you can stop at Seven?

https://twitter.com/business/status/1460577901657661442

 

[AngryCanadian]

https://twitter.com/business/status/1460577901657661442

Data Shows the ability of a 3rd dose restore 95% vaccine efficacy. FDA and CDC are taking way too long to get this decision. The US is once again behind the curve here.

Imagine being lied often about the efficacy 95%... Now they have a new word for it. "Its just a booster to restore the 95% efficacy"
I am sure the fourth dose would be a dose restore 95% to.

 

[Okie RP fan]

The narrative is starting to fail.
I perused some social media and what not after this was announced and a lot more people have become jaded or are *gasp* deciding to question and/or mock Pfizer and this vaccine narrative.

I think we need to hammer it on social media and in discussions with family and friends while the tide is turning. Now is not the time to slow or stop spreading the truth. Now is the time to go for the knockout.

 

[pcosmar]

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