Pfizer warns of “constant waves” of COVID as complacency grows

Enlarge / A woman wears a facemask as she walks by the Pfizer world headquarters in New York on November 9, 2020. (credit: Getty | KENA BETANCUR )

Growing complacency about COVID-19 and politicization of the pandemic response will cost lives as the world is hit by new waves of the virus in the coming months, Pfizer's chief executive has warned.

Albert Bourla said people were growing tired" of the measures introduced to slow the spread of the virus, while politicians want to claim victory." Compliance with authorities' requests for people to get booster shots would fall even among those who are already vaccinated, he predicted.

This, combined with waning immunity from previous infections and vaccinations, is likely to lead to constant waves" of COVID variants and deaths, he said.

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