Fauci says COVID-19 booster shot likely needed ‘within a year or so”
A COVID-19 booster vaccine, when authorized, will likely be needed within a year following initial vaccination, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said Wednesday. “I believe it likely will be within a year,” Fauci said during an Axios interview on vaccine rollout. “We know that the vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least six months, and likely considerably more, but I think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so after getting the primary,” Fauci said. Fauci’s statement comes more than a month...