Fauci: If it becomes necessary to get yet another boost, then we'll just have to deal with it
White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday said health officials will "have to deal with it” if it is determined that another COVID-19 booster shot is necessary to protect against the virus, but said he is hoping that additional jabs will not be needed due to protection from initial booster shots.
“If it becomes necessary to get yet another boost, then we'll just have to deal with it when that occurs, but I'm hoping from an immunological standpoint that that third shot of an mRNA and the second shot of a J&J will give a much greater durability of protection than just the six months or so that we're seeing right now,” Fauci told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.”
Fauci also said it is “tough to tell” if a yearly COVID-19 booster shot will be needed, noting that a third jab could increase the durability of protection and potentially stave off the need for another shot.
“The third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection, but from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection,” Fauci said.
“You don't know that, George, until you just follow it over a period of months,” he added.
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