According to Fauci, the omicron variant is almost certainly not more serious than delta – SME.sk

WASHINGTON. Leading American scientist Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that although it will take weeks to assess the seriousness of the new variant omicron, the first signs show that it is not worse than the previous variants, and maybe it is weaker. The AFP news agency informed about it.

“It is almost certainly no more dangerous than delta, “said the White House chief pandemic expert coronavirus in an interview with AFP. “There are indications that it may be even less serious,” Fauci added.

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Omikron is spreading in Republic of South Africa (South Africa), cases of the disease are also on the rise in neighboring countries and around the world, so Fauci said it would take weeks to determine the exact severity of the variant.