Prognosis
Fauci Doesn’t Expect Lockdowns; Hospitals Likely Stressed
- Biden medical adviser says omicron variant spread is rapid
- Concedes a shortage of testing, that U.S. ‘must do better’
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An effective shutdown of the U.S. likely won’t be necessary as Covid-19 surges again, though hospitals will be tested by the expected rush of cases from the omicron variant, according to President Biden’s top medical adviser.
“I don’t foresee the kind of lockdowns that we’ve seen before but I certainly see the potential for stress on our hospital system,” Anthony Fauci, who leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”