USA TODAY Fauci says omicron infections could peak by mid-February

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The nation's top infectious disease expert is "as confident as you can be" that most states will have reached a peak of omicron COVID-19 cases by mid-February.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaking Sunday on ABC's "This Week," said several states in the Northeast and Upper Midwest have seen cases peak and begin to decline sharply but that cases are still rising in the South and West...

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in an interview with Israel's N12 News that he hopes COVID-19 boosters will be administered "once a year" and not once every four to five months, according to Reuters.

Arkansas reported almost 1,700 coronavirus hospitalizations Saturday, breaking the state's record for the fifth day in a row.

Today's numbers:

The U.S. has recorded more than 70 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 866,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Global totals: More than 350.5 million cases and nearly 5.5 million deaths. More than 210 million Americans – 63.3% – are fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...