Pfizer, the developer of the corona vaccine, estimated today (Friday) that the corona plague will not be behind us until 2024.
This is after a low-dose version of the vaccine intended for 2 to 4-year-olds led to a weaker-than-expected immune response.
The head of the company's research department, Dr. Michael Dolsten, said in a conversation with investors that Pfizer predicts that in some areas the plague will remain at the same level for the next year or two. During the same period of time.
Pfizer vaccine production // Archive photo: Reuters
By 2024, according to the company, the disease is expected to be endemic worldwide - that is, limited to certain areas.
"When and how it will happen - it depends on the evolution of the disease, how effectively vaccines and treatments are distributed and an equal distribution to places where the vaccine rate is low," Dolsten said.
He said, "The emergence of new variants may also affect the continued spread of the disease.
Pfizer's prediction comes against the backdrop of the emergence of the Omicron strain, which has more than 50 mutations compared to the original version of the virus.
Preliminary studies show that the effectiveness of two doses of vaccine against this variant is small.
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