'Most people are going to get COVID,' FDA head warns
The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday that most people in the United States will contract COVID-19, as the country grapples with record levels of infections and hospitalizations.
"I think it's hard to process what's actually happening right now, which is most people are going to get COVID," Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the FDA, said while testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. "What we need to do is make sure the hospitals can still function, [and] transportation, you know, other essential services are not disrupted while this happens."
![PHOTO: Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/janet-woodcock-senate-hearing-ap-220_hpEmbed_20220112-033813_3x2_992.jpg)