In an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that a fourth dose is “necessary.” He called it a second booster shot. A number of variants have emerged from the original Omicron bug but so far none of them seems particularly lethal. “The protection what we are getting from the third [doses], it is good enough — actually, quite good for hospitalizations and deaths,” Dr. Bourla said. But, “it’s not that good against infections” with Omicron, and “it doesn’t last very long.” He reported that Pfizer is “working very diligently” to come up with a new dose that will protect against all variants and provide longer-lasting protection. In Ontario, cases continue to decline although it is hard to know if the count is accurate. What is precise is the ICU count which seems to have leveled off in recent hours. On Monday, it was set at 232 across the whole province.
