Those who are vaccinated, get tested before traveling, or gather in well-ventilated spaces and use masks carry a low risk of spreading the virus, Murthy said.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday that the nation is not back at"square one" amid fears over the new Omicron coronavirus variant, and assured that Americans can still take steps to gather safely for upcoming holidays., Murthy addressed pandemic"fatigue" amid the discovery of the latest coronavirus variant in the U.S. this week.
"We've been at this for 22 months as a country and the prospect of another variant I know can be exhausting and frustrating to many people out there. And I get that. What I want to say though to everyone is that we are not back in March 2020. We are not at the beginning of this pandemic, back at square one," Murthy said.
"What we do know is that if people use the tools that we have that you can actually gather with much, much less risk," Murthy added. The surgeon general went on to say that those who are vaccinated and boosted, get tested before traveling, or gather in well-ventilated spaces and use masks when necessary will carry a low risk of spreading the virus.
"Your risk can be quite low and your holidays can be quite fulfilling. That's what so many families experienced this past Thanksgiving," he said. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the U.S. is not back at"square one" with the Omicron variant, and that Americans can still gather safely for holidays. Here, Murthy speaks in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2021.Murthy's statements come just days after the first known case of the Omicron variant was discovered in the U.S. on December 1.
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