Introduction
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, has just issued essential advice against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. In this article, we will discuss the advice he has given and how it can help us protect ourselves from the Omicron variant. We will also discuss the importance of eating the right foods to help protect ourselves from the virus. By following Dr. Fauci’s advice, we can help reduce the spread of the Omicron variant and protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Dr. Fauci Just Issued Essential Advice Against Omicron Variant — Eat This Not That
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has issued essential advice against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. He recommends that people eat certain foods to help protect themselves from the virus.
Dr. Fauci recommends that people eat foods that are high in vitamins A, C, and E, as well as zinc and selenium. These vitamins and minerals are essential for a healthy immune system, which can help protect against the virus. He also recommends eating foods that are high in fiber, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. These foods can help keep the digestive system healthy, which can also help protect against the virus.
Dr. Fauci also recommends avoiding foods that are high in sugar and saturated fat. These foods can weaken the immune system and make it more difficult for the body to fight off the virus. He also recommends avoiding processed foods, as they can contain additives and preservatives that can be harmful to the body.
By following Dr. Fauci’s advice, people can help protect themselves from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Eating a healthy diet and avoiding processed foods can help keep the immune system strong and make it easier for the body to fight off the virus.
The winter coronavirus surge is here, and as a result of rising cases and the Delta variant—a “much more formidable virus”—the overall COVID death toll is almost as bad this year as last. And we haven’t even entered the holiday season yet. With your health and safety in mind, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on CNN today opposite host Jim Sciutto to discuss everything that’s going on, and how it could hurt you. Read on for 6 essential pieces of advice—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had COVID.
Two doses of a Pfizer vaccine are only 33% effective against Omicron. “What happens is that if you get two doses of a Pfizer or a Moderna, the protection against infection itself is dramatically down,” warned Dr. Fauci. “However, what is the somewhat encouraging news is that the protection against hospitalization and severe disease, although it goes down to around 70% from around 93%, when you get boosted it brings it back up to the level of pretty good protection, which is a very strong argument for people getting their boosters. So Omicron is going to be a challenge because it spreads very rapidly and the vaccines that we use, the regular two dose mRNA, don’t do very well against infection itself, but with hospitalization, particularly if you get the boost, it’s pretty good.”
“It’s a sensitive issue because of the legal issues about what is going to be a requirement that is now under litigation. The situation is there’s no doubt that we can say that optimal protection when you’re dealing with an mRNA is with three doses. There’s no doubt about that. Both for the durability of the protection, as well as the protection against the Omicron variant. So there’s little doubt about that among those of us who work in this field.”
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“It’s a subtle difference between requirement and optimal,” said Dr. Fauci. “I could tell any organization that asks me what’s the optimal to protect ourselves, be it your athletes or be it the people, there’s no doubt that the optimal protection is going to be with three doses of an mRNA.”
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A new pill by Merck “is potentially a lifesaver for everyone Jim, vaccinated and unvaccinated people because as we know, even vaccinated people who are in a higher risk group, the elderly or those with underlying conditions, can have serious disease leading to hospitalization,” said Dr. Fauci. “The good news about this morning, and I was on the phone with this chief scientific officer of the company just literally a couple of hours ago, the good news about that is that the preliminary data showed about an 89% protection from hospitalization or death if given within the first three days of symptoms. Now that the complete full final data set are in it’s just as good if not better, so that’s really good news. So it’s holding up under larger numbers of people, so they’re going to be submitting that to the FDA and hopefully we’ll get some action on that soon.” However, it is no substitute for the vaccine.
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“There two things that are converging here,” said Dr. Fauci. “One is we’re dealing with Delta. We didn’t have Delta year ago. We’re dealing with a much more formidable virus in every respect. Superimposed upon that, if we had optimally implemented our vaccine program those numbers would’ve been down. Many of them, not all of them, many of them are unnecessary deaths because we have up to 60 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who have not gotten vaccinated. We’ve got to be doing better than that if we really want to get this thing over with.”
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Reports are that Omicron could be a milder form of the virus than Delta. “That is a possibility, but let me give you the details about where we get those data, mostly from South Africa,” said Dr. Fauci. “So in South Africa they’re getting a very, very pronounced spread in almost a vertical spike of infection. And yet when you look at the early data it does appear that there is a diminution in the severity as expressed by hospitalization. The real question is that an inherent diminution of virulence of the virus, or is it because there are so many people in the population who have already been infected and now have residual post-infection immunity, which is not protecting them from getting infected but is protecting them from getting severe disease. Whatever it is the disease seems to be less severe. Whether it’s inherently less pathogenic as a virus, or whether there’s more protection in the community. We’re just going to have to see when it comes in the United States. And for sure Jim, it is going to be dominant in the United States given its doubling time.” Get vaccinated or boosted, 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.