Pfizer CEO: "Return to Normal Life Within a Year... Vaccines May Be Needed Annually"

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer [Photo by Reuters]

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, predicted that the United States will return to normal daily life within a year.

On the 26th (local time), Bourla responded this way in an interview with ABC News when asked, "Do you agree with the Moderna CEO who said the COVID-19 situation will end within a year?" However, he added, "(Even if we return to normal life) it does not mean that variant viruses will no longer exist or that vaccination will no longer be necessary."

He viewed that the COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be administered annually like the flu vaccine. Bourla said, "The most likely scenario is annual revaccination," but added, "However, we do not know yet. We need to wait for the data."

Meanwhile, U.S. health authorities said that children may be able to go 'trick or treating' during Halloween this year.

Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), responded to a question in a CBS interview asking, "Can children go outside to trick or treat this Halloween?" by saying this and added, "It should be possible to allow going in small groups."

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