Fauci Responds to Harris’ Claim That Biden Admin Didn’t Anticipate Rise in Variants

President Joe Biden signs executive orders as part of the COVID-19 response as Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Director of NIAID Anthony Fauci look on in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pushed back against a claim made by Vice President Kamala Harris during an interview several days ago.

Harris told the Los Angeles Times that the Biden administration did not anticipate the rise in COVID-19 variants, such as Delta or Omicron.