Fauci Says Biden Administration Reevaluating Omicron Travel Bans

Fauci Says Biden Administration Reevaluating Omicron Travel Bans
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies to a Senate panel in Washington on Nov. 4, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, said on Dec. 5 that the Biden administration is reevaluating travel bans it has put in place in an effort to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,“ Fauci said the administration feels ”very badly” about the impact caused by the travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and a handful of other neighboring countries.
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