Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he thinks people need a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, to fight the new variants of the disease.
Speaking with CBS News, Gates said the dilemma is whether health officials need to amp up “super high coverage of the current vaccine,” prescribe a third dose of it, or come up with a new, modified vaccine. "All five of the companies that have U.S. vaccines are looking at making that modification and adding that in so that people who've already had two shots might need to get a third shot," Gates told CBS.
On the other hand, former FDA head Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS in early February that although he thinks the current vaccines offer “reasonable protection” against the variants, it’s possible people might need boosters later.
SOURCE: CBS News February 17, 2021