Dr. Anthony Fauci

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."

Dr. Anthony Fauci cites his escalating exchanges with Sen. Rand Paul throughout the pandemic. Fauci also said Paul is attempting to raise money off "a catastrophic epidemic."

The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief science adviser on pandemic response, says such a requirement might drive up the lagging U.S. vaccination rate as well as confer stronger protection on flights.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, about the spread of the omicron variant. He says people should wear masks, get vaccinated and then get boosted.

Experts weigh in as the federal government urges everyone to get boosted amid concerns over omicron, a new covid variant.

The individual returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and had mild symptoms. Cases have been found in more than 20 countries, less than a week after the worrying new variant was first identified.

President Biden said that while restrictions imposed on travelers from several nations in southern Africa would slow the variant's entry, the U.S. will eventually see cases.

Johns Hopkins' dashboard reports 771,045 deaths since the pandemic began. According to the CDC, 385,343 deaths occurred last year, which would mean 385,702 have happened so far this year.