Sunday shows - Spotlight shifts to omicron variant

View in your browser     Fauci: Omicron variant will 'inevitably' hit US By CAROLINE VAKIL   Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the omicron COVID-19 variant will “inevitably” hit the United States, noting that it has already been detected in several other countries. “When you have a virus that has already gone to multiple countries, inevitably it will be here,” Fauci, who serves as President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said. Read the full story here     Fauci says 'troublesome' omicron 'might evade immune protection' By CAROLINE VAKIL    President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, on Sunday called the newly discovered omicron variant of COVID-19 “troublesome,” and raised concerns that it “might evade immune protection.” Read the full story here     Gottlieb: 'A pretty good degree of confidence' people with three doses are protected from omicron By JOSEPH CHOI    Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday said vaccine developers have "a pretty good degree of confidence” that fully vaccinated individuals who have received a COVID-19 booster are protected against the omicron variant. Read the full story here     NIH director says it will take 'weeks' to understand omicron severity By JOSEPH CHOI    National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins offered caution about the new omicron COVID-19 variant in a Sunday interview, saying it will take weeks to understand whether it can evade COVID-19 vaccines. Read the full story here     Collins says omicron variant a 'great reason' to get booster By DOMINICK MASTRANGELO    “There's no reason to panic, but it’s a great reason to get boosted,” National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins said Sunday during an appearance on CNN. Read the full story here     Fauci defends omicron travel restrictions By CAROLINE VAKIL   "Travel bans, when you have a highly transmissible virus, never completely ... prevent it from coming into the country. No way that's going to happen,” Anthony Fauci said. “But what you can do is you can delay it enough to get us better prepared." Read the full story here     Fauci: US just deserves B or C grade on COVID-19 By JOSEPH CHOI    White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said he would certainly not give the United States an A for its public health response to the pandemic, saying it would only deserve a B or even a C grade. Read the full story here     Fauci says 'we're going to have to start living with COVID' By JOSEPH CHOI    Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said in an interview aired on Sunday that he believes people will have to begin "living with COVID," expressing doubts that the virus will be eradicated. Read the full story here     China probably got rid of intermediary COVID host between bats, humans, Fauci says By JOSEPH CHOI   Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci speculated that China likely got rid of an intermediary host that carried the COVID-19 virus between bats and humans when officials cleaned out the live animal market where the virus is theorized to have first caused an infection in humans. Read the full story here     Barrasso calls Biden's agenda 'Alice in Wonderland' logic: 'He's the Mad Hatter' By JOSEPH CHOI    Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) had harsh words for President Biden's social spending agenda on Sunday, calling the Build Back Better Act "Alice in Wonderland" logic and saying Biden is "the Mad Hatter." Read the full story here     Top economist says supply chain issues could 'contaminate' demand By JOSEPH CHOI   Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor for the Allianz financial services company, said on Sunday that the main cause for concern in the U.S. economy should be supply chain issues, warning that continued problems could "contaminate" demand for products. Read the full story here     Schiff: Jan. 6 panel decision on charges for Meadows could come this week By DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump could make a decision this week on whether to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.  Read the full story here     Cohen says Trump will lose if he runs in 2024 By CAROLINE VAKIL   Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said on Sunday that former President Donald Trump will lose if he runs for reelection to the White House in 2024. Read the full story here     Cohen: Weisselberg not 'key' to Trump case By KYLE BALLUCK   Michael Cohen said in an interview on Sunday that Allen Weisselberg, the longtime Trump Organization chief financial officer who was indicted earlier this year on tax-related charges, is not the “key” to investigations into former President Trump in New York. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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