CDC severely cuts back estimate of prevalence of Omicron variant in the US
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CARLOS GARCIA
December 28, 2021



The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention severely revised its estimate of the prevalence of the Omicron variant on Tuesday.

Previously the CDC had estimated that as many as 73.2% of coronavirus cases nationwide were due to the Omicron variant on Dec. 18. The new estimate dials it down to 22.5% for the same date.

As of Dec. 25, the CDC estimates that Omicron accounts for 58.6% of coronavirus cases.

“There was a wide predictive interval posted in last week’s chart, in part because of the speed at which Omicron was increasing,” explained CDC spokesperson Jasmine Reed to Politico.

“We had more data come in from that timeframe and there was a reduced proportion of Omicron," she added.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted a response to the new finding.

"Setting aside the question of how the initial estimate was so inaccurate, if CDC’s new estimate of #Omicron prevalence is precise then it suggests that a good portion of the current hospitalizations we’re seeing from Covid may still be driven by Delta infections," wrote Gottlieb.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

Hmmm, too many folks weren't scared enough about Omicron, so they have to revert back to: It's Delta, it's Delta!!