'When you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility...it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over.'
's Weekend TODAY, Fauci was asked whether he thought the variant was already in the United States."But when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility... it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over," Fauci added.
The Omicron variant has"a bunch of mutations" that suggest it could evade the protection currently provided by vaccines, monoclonal antibodies as well as convalescent plasma from previously infected individuals, Fauci explained.Researchers haven't concluded whether it's more contagious than previous variants. Researchers are also still determining the efficacy of current vaccines against the new strain.
Infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 could already be in United States. In this photo, Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 04, 2021 in Washington, DC."It is conceivable that ...
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