Here's what's next for the Omicron surge.
Even though he was cautious not to call it a forecast or prediction, the top health official said that current conditions had him hopeful that the recent wave of cases could peak sometime by mid-to-late February."What we would hope is that, as we get into the next weeks to month or so, we'll see throughout the entire country the level of infection get to below what I call that area of control," Fauci said.
He clarified that although we won't eradicate the virus, it would be brought"down to such a low level that it's essentially integrated into the general respiratory infections," which are"there but they don't disrupt society," he said."That's the best-case scenario."progress being made , Fauci emphasized that we should still plan for any possible developments with the virus that could create more problems."We have got to be prepared for the worst-case scenario," he cautioned."I'm not saying it's going to happen, but we have to be prepared, which is…that we get yet again another variant that has characteristics that would be problematic, like a high degree of transmissibility or a high degree of virulence.
Fauci was careful to clarify that given COVID's history, anything could still be possible."You never want to be overconfident when you're dealing with this virus, Martha, because it has certainly surprised us in the past," he told Raddatz. But, he added:"Things are looking good. We don't want to get overconfident, but they look like they're going in the right direction right now."Zach is a freelance writer specializing in beer, wine, food, spirits, and travel.
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