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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's not "within the last two months." Pfizer said from the very start of their development that they wouldn't know how long the vaccines would last, and this was part of the process. There was a big to-do when it passed the six-month mark and they said it was holding firm, but that they STILL didn't know how long it would remain as effective. Moderna said the same, and so did J&J.

We all knew that there was a distinct possibility there'd be a need for a booster, or even a vaccine every year indefinitely. It was always a possibility and no one ever tried to hide this from anyone, it was well-publicized.

Part of the problem is that the vaccine wasn't administered to the majority. If the majority had been vaccinated, the virus possibly wouldn't have lasted long enough to need a booster. It would've possibly died out. But since the majority isn't vaccinated, we'll never know for sure. And so we're in the situation we're in now.

My mistake. It was not "within the last two months," it was 28 days ago.

There was always the possibility that boosters would be necessary but on July 9 it was reported that Pfizer intended to request approval for a booster after six months. The FDA and CDC pushed back.