It’s possible a COVID-19 vaccine booster will be necessary, just as it is with other vaccines. Moderna is readying for that next inoculation by the fall.
But Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases, says it’s too early to know if we’ll need it by then.
“I think it’s just a little premature because we really don’t have the data yet to show that the booster is needed,” Gay said in a WNCN interview. “I think it’s better to wait for the data to show what are the antibody responses beyond six months and at one year.”