Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla apologized on July 8 to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci for failing to give the Biden administration a heads up before news emerged that the company planned to seek authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. “The CEO, who is a really good guy, got on the phone with me last night and apologized that they came out with that recommendation,” Fauci told CNN on July 9. The Epoch Times reached out to Pfizer for comment. Pfizer and BioNTech, the makers of one of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States, released an update (pdf) on their booster shot research on July 8, saying they “have seen encouraging data in the ongoing booster trial of a third dose” of the vaccine. The companies said they plan to apply to submit their study data to the Food …