Founder and Chief Medical Officer of BioNTech, the German company that developed the Corona vaccine with Pfizer, said the world should not be afraid of living with the Corona virus. The reason is that at this time, the Corona COVID-19 virus is starting to show signs of being controlled.
"Corona will be under control. The virus is under control," said Dr Ozlem Tureci.
However, he warned that the Corona virus will continue to be with us for many years so that new normal conditions and health protocols need to be carried out. Plus there will likely continue to be new variants.
"For all the variants currently circulating, it looks like a vaccine booster that brings the immune response back to a high level is already protective," he said, discussing the need for a vaccine booster.
It will continue to research the possibility of the emergence of new variants and claims it is ready to respond quickly to adapt to the new variant. In the future, he does not rule out the possibility that the Corona vaccine booster will be given every 12 or 18 months.
Previously, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla had voiced a tone of optimism. "In a year's time, I think we'll be able to get back to normal life," he said in an interview with ABC.
However, it is possible that in order to keep the Corona pandemic under control, people need to be given the Corona vaccine once a year. In addition, according to him, it does not mean that new variants of the Corona virus will not appear again.
"I don't think this means that the (Corona) variant will not continue to appear and nor can we continue life without being vaccinated. But again, that remains to be seen," added the Pfizer CEO.
