NEW: CDC Lowers Its Estimate of Omicron’s Prevalence in the US
How did the CDC get this so wrong?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday significantly lowered its estimate of Omicron’s prevalence in the US.
The CDC is now claiming Delta, not Omicron, was the dominant variant in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
CDC’s estimate for the prevalence of Omicron last week dropped significantly from 73.2% w/ a 95% prediction interval of 34-94.9% down to 22.5% w/ a 95% prediction interval of 15.4-31.5%.
12/25 estimate is 58.6% with a 95% prediction interval of 41.5-74%. https://t.co/eaMCVk3TEc pic.twitter.com/ZjEvREb7Gs
— David Lim (@davidalim) December 28, 2021
The Hill reported:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday significantly revised downward the estimate of the percentage of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S.
