CDC Director Walensky on omicron's severity: 'Milder does not mean mild'
January 27, 2022 at 11:23 AM EST
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that while severity of disease "appears to be lower" with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, labeling the variant of concern as "milder" does not mean that it is mild.