Anthony Fauci said Friday that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla called him to apologize for not warning top health officials ahead of the company’s announcement that it would be seeking authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech, which together developed one of the three coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S., said in a Thursday statement that they had seen “encouraging data” from a booster shot trial.
The companies also cited data from the Israel Ministry of Health showing “vaccine efficacy in preventing both infection and symptomatic disease has declined six months post-vaccination,” saying they would seek approval for a third vaccine dose.
However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a joint statement shortly after Pfizer’s announcement that “Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time.”
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