WASHINGTON: US COVID-19 deaths and hospitalisations are comparatively low despite a surge in cases as the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday .
"In a few short weeks Omicron has rapidly increased across the country, and we expect will continue to circulate in the coming weeks. While cases have substantially increased from last week, hospitalisations and deaths remain comparatively low right now," she said. "All indications point to a lesser severity of Omicron versus Delta," he said."Boosters are critical in getting our approach to Omicron to be optimal."
Fauci said it was possible a second booster shot might be needed, but that it was not possible to know without first determining the durability of the protection offered by an initial booster, for which there is currently no data.
Yes and we are taking booster to prevent hospitalizations as much as possible? No?