The CDC reported greater than 150,000 new coronavirus instances on the finish of final week.
The Omicron variant has proved extra contagious than the Delta variant, spreading throughout america after being first detected within the nation in California.
When requested to answer Vice President Kamala Harris’ assertion that Individuals didn’t see the Delta or Omicron variants coming, Fauci clarified that the presence of variants was anticipated however the extent of the mutations now seen with the Omicron variant was not.
“I believe that the vp’s assertion was taken a bit out of context. I consider that the vp was referring to the very fact, when you take a look at the variety of mutations in Omicron, it is unprecedented,” he stated.
Within the 2 1/2 months boosters have been accessible, virtually 70 % of U.S. adults have but to get one. Fauci predicted that the nation will proceed to see breakthrough infections however stated getting the booster shot is folks’s finest likelihood at being protected.
Fauci reiterated that the most important distinction when it comes to severity of a Covid an infection is whether or not somebody has been vaccinated and boosted or not vaccinated in any respect.