Fauci says U.S. is in 'active communication' with South African scientists to 'get the facts' on new COVID variant

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. will speak with South African scientists on Friday to "get the facts" on an emergent COVID-19 variant that's prompting a fresh wave of travel restrictions, CNBC reports.

"This is really something that's in motion," Fauci told CNN's New Day. "And we just arranged, right now, a discussion between our scientists and the South African scientists a little bit later in the morning to really get the facts because you're hearing a lot of things back and forth."

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.