The omicron mutation of the coronavirus "strongly suggests" it is easily transmitted and might elude immunity protections gained by previous infections and even vaccination, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday.
It's not necessarily that that's going to happen, but it's a strong indication that we really need to be prepared for that," Fauci said on "Meet the Press," adding that omicron " just kind of exploded" in South Africa
Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, lauded the efforts of South African public health officials, who he said were completely transparent from the beginning. U.S officials were getting real-time information last week and continue to receive updates, he said.
Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, told Fox News Sunday that it will take two or three weeks to tell whether antibodies from vaccines or previous infections will be effective against omicron.
"We expect that most likely the current vaccines will be sufficient to provide protection," Collins said. "And especially the boosters will give that additional layer of protection."
Collins and Fauci both said the troubling emergence of omicron is yet another reason for Americans to get vaccinated and obtain booster shots.
"Whether or not we're headed into a bleak or bleaker winter is really going to depend upon what we do," Fauci said. "So this is a clarion call as far as I'm concerned of saying let's put aside all of these differences that we have and say, 'if you're not vaccinated, get vaccinated. If you're fully vaccinated, get boosted, and get the children vaccinated also.' We now have time."
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