Dr. Fauci warns that the next few weeks will see severe stress on hospital systems as the omicron variant is 'raging around the world.'
Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that there is no doubt about the omicron variant's"extraordinary capability" for transmission. Although the latest mutation appears to cause less severe symptoms in vaccinated people, Fauci warned that its transmissibility counteracts the mildness of the cases.
It's already clear that the new variant is"raging through the world," he said. Case numbers have risen significantly in some areas in the U.S., hitting major metro-areas such as New York City particularly hard in the past week.cancellations to Broadway shows The National Hockey League and its players' union said Saturday that roughly 12 games with Canadian teams Monday through Thursday, the start of the NHL's holiday break, will be postponed"due to the concern about cross-border travel" potentially exposing people.and warned that Canadians with plans to travel abroad that it's possible they won't be able to return as scheduled.see increased community spread.
"We are going to see breakthrough infections, there's no doubt about that," Fauci said."The difference between a vaccinated and boosted person who has an infection and someone who has an infection who's never been vaccinated, there's a major difference with regard to the risk of severity."
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