Fauci Warns New COVID Variant Could Prompt More Lockdowns
Mar 18, 2022 15:58:58 GMT -5
Post by ExquisiteGerbil on Mar 18, 2022 15:58:58 GMT -5
We're so done with this evil little gnome - he needs to crawl under a rock and wait there for his judgement!
"We Can't Just Say We're Done" - Dr. Fauci Warns New COVID Variant Could Prompt More Lockdowns In US
BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, MAR 18, 2022 - 11:26 AM
As a resurgence in COVID cases in Western Europe prompts speculation about a similar rebound in the US, Dr. Anthony Fauci took to CNN yesterday to warn that Americans could still face another round of lockdowns if the latest COVID variant (or subvariant, in this case) causes infections - and, more importantly, hospitalizations and deaths - to rebound.
The subject of the interview was BA.2, the newest subvariant of the omicron variant. Dr. Fauci said that a combination of waning immunity and easing restrictions could create the conditions fo a bump in new US cases.
"If in fact we do see a turnaround and a resurgence, we have to be able to pivot and go back to any degree of mitigation that is commensurate with what the situation is," Fauci said.
"We can't just say, 'We're done. We're going to move on.' We've got to be able to be flexible because we're dealing with a dynamic situation.'"
Dr. Fauci added that the rate of mortality observed in the UK has been much lower than the original omicron variant. He noted that the US typically tails the UK by two or three weeks.
"The overall mortality is actually down," Fauci said. "It’s a very interesting situation where the cases are going up, but it does not, at this point in time, appear to be any degree of severity."
"We generally follow what goes on the UK by about two to three weeks," he added. "I would not be surprised in the next few weeks, given the fact that we’ve begun to open up, and we have an increase in the BA.2 variant, that we’ll be seeing an increase in cases."
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"We Can't Just Say We're Done" - Dr. Fauci Warns New COVID Variant Could Prompt More Lockdowns In US
BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, MAR 18, 2022 - 11:26 AM
As a resurgence in COVID cases in Western Europe prompts speculation about a similar rebound in the US, Dr. Anthony Fauci took to CNN yesterday to warn that Americans could still face another round of lockdowns if the latest COVID variant (or subvariant, in this case) causes infections - and, more importantly, hospitalizations and deaths - to rebound.
The subject of the interview was BA.2, the newest subvariant of the omicron variant. Dr. Fauci said that a combination of waning immunity and easing restrictions could create the conditions fo a bump in new US cases.
"If in fact we do see a turnaround and a resurgence, we have to be able to pivot and go back to any degree of mitigation that is commensurate with what the situation is," Fauci said.
"We can't just say, 'We're done. We're going to move on.' We've got to be able to be flexible because we're dealing with a dynamic situation.'"
Dr. Fauci added that the rate of mortality observed in the UK has been much lower than the original omicron variant. He noted that the US typically tails the UK by two or three weeks.
"The overall mortality is actually down," Fauci said. "It’s a very interesting situation where the cases are going up, but it does not, at this point in time, appear to be any degree of severity."
"We generally follow what goes on the UK by about two to three weeks," he added. "I would not be surprised in the next few weeks, given the fact that we’ve begun to open up, and we have an increase in the BA.2 variant, that we’ll be seeing an increase in cases."
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