CDC Director Walensky’s advice amid omicron surge, 'being vaccinated with two doses may not be enough'
Even so, Walensky said that vaccines "may not prevent infection" according to data so far. She said this means people need "to continue to wear their masks to prevent the infections overall.". Walensky said based on omicron's growth rate she "anticipated this number would be about this high at around this time."
The CDC director said there have been reported deaths from omicron, "although there have been a minority of them, fewer than we've seen for other variants so far."
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