Fauci: US ‘confident’ Omicron will soon peak even as hospitals struggle

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US authorities are confident most states will soon reach and pass a peak in coronavirus Omicron variant cases, even as hospitals struggle to cope with the current surge, Joe Biden's chief medical adviser said on Sunday.

I think [we're] as confident as you can be," Anthony Fauci told ABC's This Week. You never want to be overconfident when you're dealing with this virus, because it has certainly surprised us in the past.