Fauci: 'I hope that Congress comes through and gives us the resources so that as we get into what might be another surge, we're prepared with all of the tools that we need to address it.'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the President, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Jan. 11. Photo: Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images
NIAID director Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that he hopes Congress "comes through" with additional COVID-19 funding as the U.S. faces the possibility of another surge.The highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is currently the dominant variant of COVID-19 in the U.S., according toWashington was hit with a number of high-profile cases of COVID-19 this week after the Gridiron dinner.
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