In an interview on Sunday, Republican Senator Rand Paul slammed travel restrictions caused by the discovery of the omicron variation, stating that “the travel bans aren’t going to work” to limit the strain’s spreading, The Hill reports.
Paul has quite often clashed with Fauci, the White House’s chief medical advisor, even calling for his dismissal and implying that he should serve a five-year sentence in prison for allegedly lying to Congress about whether gain-of-function study at the Wuhan Institute was financed by the National Institute of Health.
Fauci has slammed Rand Paul and his statements, claiming that he needs to be held accountable for the epidemic and that Paul’s allegations are “egregiously false.”
During their conversation, Fauci told Brennan that the statements are “dangerous” since he feels the personal insults are truly geared at science.
Fauci, on the other hand, has accepted the “hard decision” made by the Biden administration to impose travel bans on eight southern African countries following the discovery of the omicron form in South Africa. Some officials are concerned that it may discourage countries from exchanging coronavirus data in the future.
Meanwhile, because of the threat posed by the omicron variation, a mutation of coronavirus initially found in South Africa, health officials are urging all American adults to obtain booster doses.Pfizer reports published this week indicated a substantial decline in antibody response to the omicron strain after two shots, but that response was recovered with a booster injection, according to the pharmaceutical giant.
Early results from omicron show that the variation is exceedingly transmissible, raising concerns about a heightened wave, particularly if booster uptake does not improve. There are some early signs that omicron may produce less severe disease, although this is not confirmed.
Even before there is a significant increase in omicron cases, the delta form is already putting a strain on hospitals in some areas, per The Hill.
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