EXCLUSIVE: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Vaccinating Kids and the World (Part 2)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Andy continues his conversation with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, and today they discuss vaccines for kids under 12, when Pfizer expects to receive full FDA approval, vaccinating the rest of the world, and more. Plus, hear Albert's recollection of the day he learned that the Pfizer vaccine trials showed 95.6% efficacy. If you missed Part 1, make sure to go back and listen from the beginning.

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Read more about federal regulators asking Pfizer and Moderna to expand the size of their vaccine trials in kids ages 5-11: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/26/fda-asks-pfizer-moderna-test-their-vaccines-more-children-under-12-help-rule-out-safety-issues/
Here’s the latest from the FDA on the approval process for COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/fda-vaccine-full-approval-fast-as-possible/index.html
Keep up to date on the global vaccine picture: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html
Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/
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0:48.9	Let me know.
0:55.4	Welcome in the bubble on your host Andy Slavitt.
1:13.5	Today's part two of our conversation with Albert Borla, the first part was last Wednesday.
1:18.5	If you haven't heard it yet, you may want to do that first.
1:21.9	And then you can listen to this or listen to them in different orders.
1:25.2	Thursday's show was about the immediate impact of Delta.
1:30.6	Albert's view on how we will keep up with Delta, how the vaccine works against the existing
1:37.0	set of circumstances, how Pfizer tries to keep up with ongoing variants, and a lot of
1:42.6	other current issues including, does he wear a mask in the current time frame and great
1:48.2	interview very timely.
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