Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the UK pharmaceutical giant, said he is hoping data expected in the autumn could show immunity lasts for years with the jab providing strong “T-cell immunity”AstraZeneca Covid vaccine may be 'so effective Brits could avoid booster jab'The AstraZeneca Covid jab may be so effective Brits could avoid booster jab, the head of the drugs company said. Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the UK pharmaceutical giant, said he is hoping data expected in the autumn could show immunity lasts for years with the jab providing strong “T-cell immunity”. Image: Getty Images) Getty Images)Mr Soriot added: “So, it looks good but we don’t yet know for sure whether you will need a booster. Time will tell.”Millions of Brits are expected to be offered third Covid jabs to shore up protections against the virus under interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). It has also been suggested that people could be offered the Pfizer vaccine as a booster, regardless of whether they have previously received the Oxford AstraZeneca jab.

Source: Daily Mirror August 06, 2021 20:26 UTC