Introduction
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, has warned that the Omicron virus is a serious threat to public health. He has said that those who are most at risk of becoming ill from the virus are the elderly, those with underlying health conditions, and those who are immunocompromised. In order to protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus, Dr. Fauci recommends following the “Eat This Not That” guidelines. This article will discuss the foods that are safe to eat and those that should be avoided in order to reduce the risk of becoming ill from the Omicron virus.
Dr. Fauci Has Said Here’s Who Will Get Sick From Omicron
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has warned that people who consume food contaminated with the Omicron virus could become ill. Omicron is a virus that has been linked to foodborne illnesses, including salmonella and E. coli.
The virus is spread through contaminated food, water, and contact with infected animals. It can cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In some cases, it can also lead to more serious complications, such as kidney failure.
Dr. Fauci has said that those who are most at risk of becoming ill from Omicron are those who consume food that has been contaminated with the virus. This includes people who eat raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood. It also includes people who eat food that has been prepared in an unsanitary environment, such as a restaurant kitchen.
Dr. Fauci has also warned that people who have weakened immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS or cancer, are more likely to become ill from Omicron. He has urged people in these groups to take extra precautions when it comes to food safety.
The best way to protect yourself from Omicron is to practice good food safety habits. This includes washing your hands before and after handling food, cooking food to the proper temperature, and avoiding cross-contamination. It is also important to avoid eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood.
By following these simple steps, you can help protect yourself and your family from becoming ill from Omicron. Remember, if you think you may have been exposed to the virus, contact your doctor immediately.
The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is causing a spike in infections across the world—and a surge in the U.S. is very likely. “I believe that we must keep our eye on the pattern of what we’re seeing with infections,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said during an appearance on BBC’s Sunday Morning. “Having said that, we need to be prepared for the possibility that we would have another variant that would come along. And then, if things change and we do get a variant that does give us an uptick in cases and hospitalization, we should be prepared and flexible enough to pivot toward going back – at least temporarily – to a more rigid type of restrictions, such as requiring masks indoors.” Here are five things increasing your risk of Omicron, according to Dr. Fauci. Read on—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had COVID.
The risk of getting the Omicron variant is significantly higher for people not yet vaccinated. “The easiest way to prevent [a surge] is to continue to get people vaccinated,” Dr. Fauci says. “And for those who have been vaccinated, to continue to get them boosted. So, that’s really where we stand right now… I mean we only still have about 65 percent of our population vaccinated. And of those who are eligible for a booster, only about 50 percent of them have been boosted. There are a lot of things that we can do from a public health standpoint.”
If you are eligible for a booster, take it, experts advise. “Hopefully, as we get more people vaccinated and boosted — I mean, we have a ways to go,” Dr. Fauci says. “We have still only about 67 percent or so of the total population vaccinated and about 70 percent or so of the adults vaccinated. We only have 50 percent of the people who are eligible to be boosted have gotten boosted. So there are still things that we can do to mitigate what might be another blip, if not maybe a blip, then maybe even a mini-surge, as we have more and more situations where we’re pulling back on masking.”
If you travel to places such as Europe and Asia that are currently dealing with a spike in Omicron cases, you are raising your risk of getting COVID-19. “We generally follow what goes on in the UK by about two to three weeks,” Dr. Fauci says. “So we better play close attention to what’s going on there. They are correct. It has a transmission advantage over the original Omicron, which is called BA.1. And what they’re seeing is an uptick in cases that are related both to the increased transmissibility of the virus, the waning of immunity, but also the fact that they’re opening up the way we are here, and the way other countries in Europe and other parts of the world, and pulling back on mask mandates and things like that.”
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The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is more transmissible than regular Omicron, so more people are likely to get it. “It has one very important difference, and then a lot of similarities with the standard Omicron,” says Dr. Fauci. “The difference is that it has a slight to moderate transmission advantage. Namely, it is more transmissible. The thing about it that’s the same, it doesn’t appear to be any more severe, and it doesn’t seem to evade immune responses either induced by the vaccine or by prior infection. So, the one critical difference is that increased transmissibility.”
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“I hope that we get the funding from the Congress to continue to build up our supply of antivirals, of tests and of the ability to get boosted,” Dr. Fauci says. “I mean we have a number of clinical trials going that are trying to determine what the best combination of boosting is to get both effectiveness and durability. So, we just can’t stand still, particularly as we appear to be in somewhat of a lull in the cases, where cases continue to come down, deaths continue to come down and hospitalizations.” And to protect your life and the lives of others, don’t visit any of these 35 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch COVID.