He just won't let it go: Fauci Refuses to Rule Out New Lockdown Measures to Fight Omicron Variant

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The sub-variant – known as BA.2 – has caused a surge in cases throughout Europe but just like the original Omicron this hasn’t led to any significant rise in hospitalizations or deaths.

Despite acknowledging this during a CNN interview, Fauci refused to rule out new lockdown measures.

“If in fact we do see a turnaround and a resurgence, we have to be able to pivot and go back to any degree of mitigation that is commensurate with what the situation is,” Fauci said.

“We can’t just say, ‘We’re done. We’re going to move on.’ We’ve got to be able to be flexible because we’re dealing with a dynamic situation.'”

“The overall mortality is actually down,” said Fauci. “It’s a very interesting situation where the cases are going up, but it does not, at this point in time, appear to be any degree of severity.”