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Fauci tells Americans to DISINVITE unvaccinated family from Christmas with Omicron accounting for 73% of cases: CDC director contradicts Biden and says we EXPECTED variant surge and dodges question on whether U.S. was caught flat-footed with tests

• Omicron surge raises concerns ahead of Christmas gatherings and travel across the nation 
• Dr Fauci said on Tuesday that he recommends disinviting any unvaccinated person from Christmas festivities
• CDC Director Rochelle Walensky defends against criticism that the US did not secure enough at-home tests 
• Roughly 2 million people have been flying every day since Thursday according to TSA screening data
• US is averaging 148,384 new cases daily over the past week, a 23 percent increase from two weeks ago
• Confirmed Omicron cases increased by 19 percent day-over-day, up to 1,781 as of Wednesday morning 
• Deaths have stabilized, with America averaging around 1,300 deaths per day in line with recent weeks
• British scientists gave a glimmer of hope in a leaked first study showing Omicron is milder than Delta variant 

By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 10:31 EST, 22 December 2021 | UPDATED: 12:01 EST, 22 December 2021