First the WHO, then Anthony Fauci. Leading health authorities around the world warn that Omicron will take over but that it will not be lethal. At least for the vaccinated.
Fauci: “Sooner or later everyone will get infected”
“Sooner or later everyone will end up getting infected with the Omicron variant, but it will be a matter of living with it. And Covid will become an almost normal virus”. This is the scenario outlined by Anthony Fauci, luminary of the White House for the Covid emergency. “Omicron – explained the immunologist – has a very high level of transmissibility and in the end it will find everyone. Even the vaccinated and those who have taken the third dose”. But in this case, the expert added, “the infected will not end up in hospital and will not die” thanks to the effectiveness of the vaccine. “The unvaccinated” will pay the highest price.
In the United States, 65 million people have intentionally not, or cannot, get vaccinated. 62 percent took the two doses, while only 25 percent also did the “booster”. According to Fauci, the United States is facing a transition period with the pandemic, which will be followed by a phase in which “it will be normal” to live with Covid. Only yesterday the WHO warned: “Omicron will infect half of Europe by March”. Emphasizing the need to update the vaccines currently in circulation.
Case record in Germany
In Germany, more than 80 thousand new infections have been recorded, the highest figure in the 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. The Robert Koch Institute announces it: to be exact, there were 80,430 infections on the last day. A week ago, 21,500 cases were confirmed in 24 hours. On the other hand, 384 people lost their lives on the last day to the virus, compared to 346 a week ago.
Meanwhile, the German trade and services association warns that due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant there will be massive disruptions in supply chains, although their long-term collapse is unlikely.
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