CDC Director: Most US Omicron Infections Are ‘Mild’

CDC Director: Most US Omicron Infections Are ‘Mild’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington on May 19, 2021. Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Most people infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant in the United States have experienced mild symptoms, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Dec 9.

“The disease is mild,” Walensky told The Associated Press, noting that symptoms include cough, congestion, and fatigue.
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