Fauci says he does not anticipate major COVID-19 surge in US
Fauci said an expected rise would be due to the BA.2 omicron sub-variant
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday he would not be surprised to see an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States, but he does not expect a major surge.
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"I would not be surprised at all, if we do see somewhat of an uptick," Fauci told a Washington Post event. "I don't really see, unless something changes dramatically, that there would be a major surge."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fauci said the expected rise in coronavirus cases would be due to the increasing dominance of the highly transmissible BA.2 omicron sub-variant, the relaxation of mask-wearing requirements and waning immunity in the population.
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Fauci said the United States often follows the COVID-19 pattern seen in Britain by a few weeks.
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"What the UK is not seeing, and that's good news, is an increase of severity or an increase in the use of intensive care unit beds or an increase in the all-cause mortality," he said.