“This virus is unusual,” Fauci told CNN, referring to the rapid spread of “Omicron”, adding that the mutant will become dominant and “we will face difficult weeks or months as we enter the depth of winter.”
He added that the mutation is spreading “really quickly, literally all over the world, and without a doubt in our country,” expressing concern that about 50 million Americans who are eligible for vaccination have not yet received the vaccine.
“When you have this level of fragility and you have a virus like Omicron that spreads very quickly, it is very likely that in some parts of the country we will see a lot of pressure on the hospital system as well as on health workers,” Fauci added, calling on Americans to receive vaccination and booster doses.
Fauci said the virus “is spreading all over the world, really.”
The mutated “Omicron” of the Corona virus is spreading rapidly around the world, causing restrictions in many countries, such as the Netherlands, which imposed a closure.
And US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, the two former candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, announced on Twitter, Sunday, that they had “Covid 19” and that their symptoms were mild, despite receiving the vaccination and the booster dose, but they did not mention whether they were infected with the mutator. “Omicron”.
The pandemic has killed more than 5 million people worldwide, since the World Health Organization office in China reported the outbreak in late December 2019.
The United States is the country most affected by the virus, with more than 800,000 deaths.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech on the developments of the pandemic, at a time when his administration is leading a serious campaign in support of vaccination.
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