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FILE PHOTO: Alex Gorsky, President and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, takes the stand as a witness at the New Jersey Supreme Court in New Brunswick, NJ, USA, January 27, 2020. REUTERS / Lucas Jackson
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky told CNBC Tuesday that people may need to get vaccinated against COVID-19 annually for years to come, such as seasonal flu shots.
“Unfortunately, as (the virus) spreads, it can also mutate,” he said in an interview.
“Every time it mutates, it’s almost like another click of the dial, so to speak, where we can see another variant, another mutation that can have an impact on its ability to defend itself against antibodies or have a different kind of response not just to therapeutic but also a vaccine, “he added.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson said it asked US health regulators to authorize its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, adding that it will be applied to European authorities in the coming weeks.
The drug maker’s application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) followed its Jan. 29 report that the vaccine had an infection prevention rate of 66% in its large global trial. .
Gorsky told CNBC that the company was “extremely confident” that it will meet its goal of delivering 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the United States by the end of June.
J&J continues to work on a two-dose coronavirus vaccine, Gorsky said. Expect vaccine data from two injections from clinical trials in the second half of the year, he added.
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