AstraZeneca boss unsure if annual Covid-19 boosters are good use of resources

The AstraZeneca boss has said he is not sure whether boosters every year are a good use of resources (Nick Potts/PA)

The boss of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has said he is unsure whether annual Covid-19 boosters for otherwise healthy people are a good use of resources or money.

Chief executive officer Pascal Soriot said he believes most of the vaccinated population has a “foundation immunity against severe disease” at this point.