The Chief Executive of pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, Dr Albert Bourla, has confirmed that a fourth COVID-19 jab will be needed to deal with Omicron.
He warned that it would likely be required within a matter of months.
Bourla has for weeks been floating the idea of annual boosters, even before concerns about the new super mutant variant were raised.
He told CNBC News that three doses ‘will give very good protection’ against COVID-19 this winter but scientists are unsure how fast immunity wanes.
In a related development, some pharmaceutical and virology experts have urged the Federal Government to be intentional about the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine plant in the country so as to be able to cater to the needs of the over 200 million Nigerian citizens living in the country.