Asked about the severity of the omicron COVID-19 variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, 'I would say we shouldn't be making any definitive conclusions, certainly not before the next couple of weeks.'
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"There is some suggestion that it might even be less severe, because when you look at some of the cohorts that are being followed in South Africa, the ratio between the number of infections and the number of hospitalizations seems to be less than with delta," Fauci said. The daily death average in the U.S. has increased to more than 1,150 -- up by 57% in the last week, according to federal data.
Minnesota currently holds the country's highest case rate followed by Vermont and Wisconsin. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Louisiana have the nation's lowest infection rate.Near pre-pandemic travel volumes expected to continue through December holidaysThe TSA screened nearly 21 million travelers during the 10-day Thanksgiving holiday period. Despite new concerns over omicron, the agency expects to see the near pre-pandemic travel volumes continue through the December holidays.
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