Prognosis
Fauci Warns of Complacency With Virus Set to Fill Hospitals
- Cases of latest Covid variant are surging around the world
- Hospitals in areas with lower vaccine rates are at higher risk
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Americans should stay vigilant against the omicron variant despite evidence its symptoms may be less severe because the volume of cases can still overwhelm hospitals, President Biden’s top medical adviser said Sunday.
“The issue that we don’t want to get complacent about, Jon, is that when you have such a high volume of new infections it might override a real diminution in severity,“ Anthony Fauci told ABC’s Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl on “This Week.”