The announcement from Sheba Medical Hospital that the fourth shot of BioNTech SE's (BNTX:NASDAQ) COMIRNATY vaccine against the coronavirus is only minimally effective, highlights that a new vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is becoming increasingly needed. BioNTech is working on such a vaccine, aiming to deliver it by March of this year.
Looking forward, there could be as many as three rounds of booster shots over the next two years, Burns noted, depending on how prevalent the virus is and how long effectiveness of current vaccines lasts.
The future vaccine market, according to Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson, will be dominated by the vaccine developing incumbents, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Merck. However, Burns noted that H.C. Wainwright & Co. remains confident in BioNTech's market position, "particularly given its relationship with Pfizer and applicability of its technology to development of vaccines for diseases beyond COVID-19, notably influenza."
Also, though, Burns pointed out, the overall demand for COVID-19 vaccines will likely drop if the virus becomes endemic.
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Disclosures for H.C. Wainwright & Co., BioNTech SE, Jan. 19, 2022
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