WATCH: COVID-19 will end in a year, says Pfizer chief
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said that the world will return to normal life in a year, while needing annual COVID-19 jabs.
It's been over a year and the world is still battling the deadly coronavirus.
While vaccines are not yet mandatory in many countries - governments and officials are suggesting that everyone gets vaccinated to bring an end to the virus.
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Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, sat down for an interview with ABC's 'This Week', and mentioned that he thinks the world will return to normal in a year.
However, "I don't think that this means that the variants will not continue coming, and I don't think that this means that we should be able to live our lives without having vaccinations," Bourla said. "But that, again, remains to be seen."
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Bourla also suggested that annual vaccine shots will be needed.
"Also we will have vaccines that will last at least a year, and I think the most likely scenario is annual vaccination, but we don't know really, we need to wait and see the data."
Bourla's statement is in line with Moderna chief Stephane Bancel, who last week said that the pandemic will be over in a year.
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