Anthony Fauci: Data Suggests ‘Significant Lessening of Severity’ of Omicron

Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted on Wednesday that the omicron variant of the Chinese coronavirus appears to be less severe than previous strains as blue-led areas across the country reimplement mask mandates and introduce coercive vaccination requirements out of fear.

“Or at this point, is it more about preventing further disruptions and learning how to live with the virus?” a reporter said, asking health officials to clarify their goal with the coronavirus moving forward.

“It would be helpful if you can just kind of articulate where we are at this stage of the pandemic with respect to transmissibility and the expectation that many more people, even those who are vaccinated and boosted, will likely be infected with omicron,” the reporter continued.

“Obviously, as we get further and further in the experience with omicron — and perhaps even variants that might come after that — it’s very, very clear,” Fauci said, explaining that data suggests that omicron is a milder variant.