White House COVID advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci says all indications thus far point to the Omicron variant being a “less severe” strain of COVID-19 when compared to previous iterations of the virus.
Fauci says that while the variant is highly transmissible and is able to evade immunity, the nationwide uptick in cases as a result of Omicron is disproportionate to the number of hospitalizations, indicating the strain may be less severe.
