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Fauci warns that the omicron variant is "sweeping the world by storm"

2021-12-19T20:59:51.599Z


Anthony Fauci, the president's top medical adviser, Joe Biden, said hospital systems will be put to a severe test if COVID-19 cases continue to rise.


Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that hospital systems will be put to a severe test in the coming weeks because the omicron variant is "taking the world by storm."

Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that there is no doubt about the "extraordinary capacity" of contagion that the omicron variant has on the

Meet the Press program

of NBC News, the sister network of Noticias Telemundo.

Although the latest coronavirus mutation appears to develop less severe symptoms among vaccinated people,

Fauci cautioned that its transmissibility counteracts the mildness of the cases.

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"If things continue like this, it

is possible that in the next two weeks our hospitals will be subjected to great stress,

because in this country there are many people who are eligible to be vaccinated but have not yet done so," Fauci said.

It is clear that the new variant is "sweeping the world," said the expert.

Last month, omicron was spotted for the first time in South Africa.

The proportion of hospitalizations appears to be lower than with delta, the previous variant of the coronavirus, said Fauci, citing some data from South Africa.

However, the expert was cautious with that information, saying that the region has much more experience with previous infections.


A group of people lined up at a COVID-19 testing center in New York on December 13, 2021. Seth Wenig / AP

Fauci urged people to

get vaccinated, tested and wear masks

in an effort to mitigate the spread as the holidays approach.

"We are going to see a lot of infections, there is no doubt about that," Fauci said.

"In terms of serious complications, there will be big differences between a vaccinated person who has undergone the booster dose, and someone who has an infection and has never been vaccinated."

President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation on Tuesday to announce his Administration's new measures to combat the omicron variant.

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Fauci briefly touched on Biden's winter plan, saying the government plans to increase efforts focused on testing and vaccination, as the variant continues to spread.

"The idea of ​​having hopes and aspirations to overcome the virus, after a period of time is understandable and reasonable," Fauci said in an interview with CNN.

"But what we do know, after almost two years of experience with this virus, is that it is very unpredictable."

The United States, and the approval of President Biden, appear to be in a negative feedback loop, risking infections worsening supply chain problems and rising inflation.

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Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, told NBC News that Biden should stop referring to vaccines as a two-dose, one-booster procedure, to start saying that the vaccination process consists of the “three doses” that they are necessary to maximize protection.

On inflation, which is at its highest in nearly four decades, Polis said that Biden must show the country how he is responding to that specific challenge as part of his statements on the omicron variant.

"We can do concrete things that lower costs for Americans," Polis said, noting that Colorado is cutting vehicle registration fees and making new business registration free.

With information from The Associated Press and

NBC News

.

Source: telemundo

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