Europe will reach herd immunity by August – BioNTech chief

BioNTech’s CEO said a third Covid vaccine dose is likely needed within 12 months, with a booster every year to 18 months also probable

A patient receives an injection of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine (PA)

Europe can achieve herd immunity against coronavirus within the next four months, according to the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech.

The company developed the first widely approved Covid-19 vaccine with US partner Pfizer.