Pfizer CEO Albert Burla said a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine would be needed to fend off more Omicron variants that "are almost certain to be on their way to us."
Reuters
As you may recall, Pfizer is currently developing a new version of the vaccine, targeted at the omicron variant, which is (and its metastases) currently common in the world.
Meanwhile, more symptomatic vertebrae have been detected in China since the beginning of the year than in 2021, as the highly transmitted omicron variant provokes outbreaks from Shanghai to Shenzhen.
Albert Burla, Photo: AP
The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) said this morning (Monday) that about 9,000 verified people were discovered this year.
According to Reuters calculations, in 2021, 8,378 cases were discovered.
"China's economy could be hit hard again," the Chinese agency said. "The corona situation in China has deteriorated alarmingly over the past week. The eruption has now reached almost every part of China, and it has significant economic significance."
Officials in Shenzhen, Silicon Valley in China, have temporarily suspended public transportation and urged people to work at home as they conduct tests across the city this week following an increase in the number of new cases.
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