A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible
"We can't vaccinate the planet every four to six months. It's not sustainable or affordable," Professor Andrew Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and head of the UK's Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published Tuesday. Pollard also stressed the"need to target the vulnerable" going forward, rather than administering doses to everyone age 12 and older.
But Pollard struck an optimistic note in his interview. The"worst is behind us" and the world"just needs to get through the winter," he said. "At some point, society has to open up," he added."When we do open, there will be a period with a bump in infections, which is why winter is probably not the best time."Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and head of a UK vaccination committee.