Early signals on the severity of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant are “a bit encouraging,” but it’s too soon to make a clear statement about whether it can cause severe disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, told CNN on Sunday.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said data so far suggests the variant is not causing more severe illness. He said:
But we really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or really doesn’t cause any…
