Posted on 12/28/2021 1:30:29 AM PST by RandFan
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday advised Americans to stay away from large New Year's Eve gatherings because of the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and the difficulties of getting tested.
He also acknowledged that the United States should have had more testing capacity before the variant caused another disease surge.
"We had a conflation of high demands because of the concern about omicron, which is a justifiable concern, but the high demand that was triggered by the holiday season, people getting ready to travel getting ready to go and mix with family members and friends," Fauci said on CNN's "New Day."
Fauci, who is President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser and the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also acknowledged that "we should have had more tests available," but insisted he wasn't "making any excuses for it."
More tests will be made available in January, Fauci said, but he warned that "it's possible" that the numbers could rise to as many as 500,000 new cases of COVID a day, although he said he doesn't fully believe the numbers will reach those levels.
Meanwhile, omicron's rapid spread means ringing in 2022 as part of a large crowd of revelers this year is not a good idea, said Fauci.
"I would stay away from that," he told CNN, adding that he has been telling people that if they are vaccinated and boosted, it's OK to gather in a family setting among relatives.
"But when you're talking about a New Year's Eve party, we have 30, 40, 50 people celebrating, you do not know the status of their vaccination," said Fauci. "I would recommend strongly staying away from that this year … there will be other years to do that, but not this year."
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not even if a person is tripped jabbed with 3 masks and a 6 ft social distance ring??
Fauxchi are you admitting everything including the jab is not working??
-triple
darn autocorrect.
Times Square New Year’s Eve festivities have been limited to 15,000.
That should take care of it.
It would be a pity if he got mobbed.
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