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email article Listen and subscribe on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google, so you don t miss the next episode. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way in helping us Track the Vax ! It has now been 6 months since the first wave of Americans received their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Proving just how effective the vaccines are in the U.S., we ve seen the virus spread down to levels not seen since the start of the pandemic. But one thing we still don t know: how long immunity will last. As Pfizer and Moderna move forward for full FDA licensure, executives at both companies have cited the need for a likely booster. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, DVM, PhD, predicted the need for a booster to be somewhere between 6 and 12 months after first being vaccinated. Explaining the key role variants will play in the decision, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel predicted it could be as soon as September for those at highest risk of severe infection.

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