Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s likely that the elderly, along with others with compromised immune systems, will need to get booster shots to protect them against COVID-19.
The White House chief medical adviser said the groups are unlikely to have had a strong immune response to the vaccine and may need a third dose.
“There’s no doubt that over time, you’re going to have an attenuation of protection,” Fauci said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
“If you look at the data from Pfizer — Pfizer shows it went down from the 90s down to around 84 after a few months,” Fauci said, referring to data that shows the degree of the vaccine’s effectiveness leveling off in the months after receiving the shot.
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