Fauci says US must prepare for omicron variant: 'Inevitably it will be here'

Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. must prepare for the coronavirus omicron variant.

While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will "inevitably" arrive, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

"We all know when you have a virus that has already gone to multiple countries, inevitably it will be here," Fauci told ABC's "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos. "The question is, will be prepared for it?

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