Will the omicron variant end the COVID-19 pandemic? What Dr. Fauci says – Deseret News

The omicron variants role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, even as some interpret the variants quick spread as a sign that the virus will soon be endemic.

The news: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House medical adviser on the coronavirus, said the omicron variant could impact the level of immunity for people in the United States.

Why it matters: The omicron variant has changed how people perceive the pandemic endgame. Faucis comments suggest theres still a lot of unknowns with the omicron variant, which will have to be explored before the pandemic ends.

Flashback: This reminds me of an article from The Sydney Morning Herald in November, which suggested that an infectious COVID-19 variant could spread far and fast, creating less severe COVID-19 symptoms but more immunity.

Bill Gates recently said in a Twitter Q&A that the omicron variant will change the end of the pandemic, too, creating a less severe sickness.

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