Both sides of the Atlantic are delivering the same message right now: COVID-19 vaccine boosters will become a regular part of our life for years to come.

Why it matters: The variants are spreading fast, but our technology can keep pace on developing boosters, experts say.

• From the U.K.: “We have to appreciate that we were always going to have to have booster doses; immunity to coronavirus doesn’t last forever,” COVID-19 Genomics UK head Sharon Peacock told Reuters.
• From the U.S.: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told "Axios on HBO" the company expects people to need annual boosters for many years. Pfizer can turn around new versions of its vaccine in 116 days, if necessary.

The big picture: Peacock told Reuters she's most concerned about the South Africa COVID variant and is also paying attention to the U.K. and Brazilian variants.

• “One of the things that the virus has taught me is that I can be wrong quite regularly — I have to be quite humble in the face of a virus that we know very little about still."

What's next: France, Germany, Italy and Spain are suspending use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as EU regulators investigate reports of blood clots in recipients.

Hundreds turned out this weekend in London to honor Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman whose kidnapping and death — allegedly at the hands of an off-duty police officer — prompted a wave of concern over women's safety.

1. The Vatican said the Catholic Church's priests cannot bless same-sex unions because God “does not and cannot bless sin." Go deeper.
2. Andrew Yang has raised over $2.1 million in direct donations for his New York City mayoral bid. Go deeper.
3. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called for an economic and political boycott of next year's Olympics in Beijing. Go deeper.
4. All Mississippi residents will be eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine starting tomorrow, joining Alaska as states where all adults can get vaccinated.
5. Peter Thiel donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting J.D. Vance ahead of a possible Senate run for the "Hillbilly Elegy" author.

A record nine actors of color were nominated for Oscars this year, AP reports.

• Steven Yeun became the first Asian American to pick up a Best Actor nomination.
• The late Chadwick Boseman is a Best Actor nominee for "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom."

The big picture: Six Black actors are nominees this year, up from one last year.