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Fauci says Omicron likely to peak in US by end-January
"I would imagine given the size of our country, and the diversity of vaccination versus not vaccination, that it's likely to be more than a couple of weeks, probably by the end of January," he said on CNBC.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, answers questions from US senators via video conference during the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the COVID-19 response, in Washington, US., May 12, 2020. (Reuters/Toni L. Sandys)
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op US infectious disease adviser Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that the surge in the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the United States is likely to peak by the end of January.
"I would imagine given the size of our country, and the diversity of vaccination versus not vaccination, that it's likely to be more than a couple of weeks, probably by the end of January," he said on CNBC.
Fauci earlier told CNN on Wednesday it will be "a couple of months at least" until a COVID-19 vaccine is approved for children under five.
Earlier this week, Fauci said a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel should be considered.
"That is just another one of the requirements that I think is reasonable to consider,” Fauci told MSNBC in an interview.
President Joe Biden, speaking to reporters on Monday, declined to say whether he endorsed a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel. The president has previously said he did not consider them necessary.
Fauci appeared to walk back his remarks in a second interview on MSNBC later on Monday, and told CNN in another interview that he did not expect to see a vaccine mandate anytime soon.
