Prognosis

Moderna Co-Founder Sees Potential for Annual Covid-19 Boosters

Afeyan sees a time when Covid shots are as regular as the flu
Company hopes for full U.S. approval for its vaccine in months

WATCH: Moderna Chairman Noubar Afeyan thinks Covid booster shots will become normal. Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.” This was recorded Aug. 10. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Crayton Harrison

August 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM UTC

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With governments around the world debating whether to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster doses, Moderna Inc. co-founder Noubar Afeyan envisions a time when the shot could become routine.

“Public health officials are going to have to decide if everybody should get a booster shot,” he said in an interview on “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” that’s airing on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday.