The CDC Has Lost All Credibility

[Rightguide]

The alleged 73% I was questioning the other day in Butter's thread has now been reduced to 22%:


CDC Says It Overestimated Omicron Spread By More Than 200%


DYLAN HOUSMAN
HEALTHCARE REPORTER
December 28, 2021

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 isn’t quite as widespread as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) previously led people to believe.

The agency reported Dec. 20 that 73% of COVID-19 cases across the United States were Omicron, up from just 0.7% two weeks before. Now, that number has been revised all the way down to 22.5%.

The data for the week of Dec. 12 to Dec. 18 was revised when the CDC released new data for the most recent available week, Dec. 19 to Dec. 25. Instead of Omicron becoming dominant between Dec. 12 and Dec. 18, Delta was still dominant at the time, making up 77% of cases.

Now, according to the most recent estimate for the week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, Omicron is dominant. It’s still only making up 58.6% of cases, though, not the 73% that was once reported.

The numbers may have been skewed because not all COVID-19 cases in the United States are sequenced to determine which variant they are, meaning the CDC can only estimate based on the cases that are sequenced and submitted to the agency.

 

[phrodeau]

The CDC cut the recommended isolation time after Covid19 exposure from ten days to five, because they’re sneaky little hobbitses, wicked, tricksy, false.

We really ought to double the earlier recommendation, and isolate for twenty days instead.

 

[LukSkyFokker]

The OP claimed Obama spent $3BLN on a 3 day trip and then we have his epic fail of the AZ recount thread.

If the OP says something you can pretty much believe the opposite is true.

 

[pecksniff]

You do realize, I hope, that the CDC is a non-political agency with institutional autonomy that will not necessarily to or say whatever the administration wants -- a point which appears to have frustrated Trump to no end.

 

[Rightguide]

You do realize, I hope, that the CDC is a non-political agency with institutional autonomy that will not necessarily to or say whatever the administration wants -- a point which appears to have frustrated Trump to no end.

As usual, you have it backward. Democrats and other deep state types have politicized the CDC. Fauci and the current head of the CDC are partisans.

 

[KeithD]

A board Trumpette with no credibility posting about credibility. Delicious.

 

[WillJ8787]

The alleged 73% I was questioning the other day in Butter's thread has now been reduced to 22%:


CDC Says It Overestimated Omicron Spread By More Than 200%


DYLAN HOUSMAN
HEALTHCARE REPORTER
December 28, 2021

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 isn’t quite as widespread as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) previously led people to believe.

The agency reported Dec. 20 that 73% of COVID-19 cases across the United States were Omicron, up from just 0.7% two weeks before. Now, that number has been revised all the way down to 22.5%.

The data for the week of Dec. 12 to Dec. 18 was revised when the CDC released new data for the most recent available week, Dec. 19 to Dec. 25. Instead of Omicron becoming dominant between Dec. 12 and Dec. 18, Delta was still dominant at the time, making up 77% of cases.

Now, according to the most recent estimate for the week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, Omicron is dominant. It’s still only making up 58.6% of cases, though, not the 73% that was once reported.

The numbers may have been skewed because not all COVID-19 cases in the United States are sequenced to determine which variant they are, meaning the CDC can only estimate based on the cases that are sequenced and submitted to the agency.

Nope...the only one who never had any is you

 

[Rotadom]

As usual, you have it backward. Democrats and other deep state types have politicized the CDC. Fauci and the current head of the CDC are partisans.

When Fauci warned Ronald of the AIDS epidemic, Ronnie balked. Was Fauci partisan then too?

 

[Bud_Spencer]

The CDC might be good for something, but right now, no, it's useless. How about they focus on, you know, disease?

 

[ll74]

The CDC is a large body of scientists. Their messaging ok Covid has been guided by politics....as a political org, they may have lost credibility, but they still are quite awesome at the science.....and that will never change.

 

[Rotadom]

Scientists changing their opinions based on evolving scientific data deems them no longer credible?

 

[ll74]

Scientists changing their opinions based on evolving scientific data deems them no longer credible?

No...changing isolation protocols to achieve political points makes them less credible.

 

[Rotadom]

No...changing isolation protocols to achieve political points makes them less credible.

Political points for who? The complaining about protocols started with Trump and continues.

 

[ll74]

Political points for who? The complaining about protocols started with Trump and continues.

They literally halved the isolation period so that people could get back to work (I.e. Not based on science)

 

[Rotadom]

They literally halved the isolation period so that people could get back to work (I.e. Not based on science)

That means they are favoring the 'Pubs, no?

 

[ll74]

That means they are favoring the 'Pubs, no?

No, that means they are making decisions for political points instead of to reduce the spread of a deadly disease

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

It’s large government bureaucracy. I’m sure there are many bright people who work there but I’ve found their Covid guidance pretty much useless. There is plenty of data about cases, hospitalizations, and deaths available online at a fairly granular level. By country, state, and county, by age group, sex, etc. There are also plenty of scientific journals and peer reviewed studies to read. I’ve found it best to peruse stuff like that and reach my own conclusions about what I should or should not be doing with regard to the Wuhan virus.

 

[ll74]

It’s large government bureaucracy. I’m sure there are many bright people who work there but I’ve found their Covid guidance pretty much useless. There is plenty of data about cases, hospitalizations, and deaths available online at a fairly granular level. By country, state, and county, by age group, sex, etc. There are also plenty of scientific journals and peer reviewed studies to read. I’ve found it best to peruse stuff like that and reach my own conclusions about what I should or should not be doing with regard to the Wuhan virus.

Most of those peer reviewed studies came from that same organization, dumbass.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Most of those peer reviewed studies came from that same organization, dumbass.

Get a clue. They come from universities, research institutes and government organizations around the globe, dumbass.

 

[ll74]

Get a clue. They come from universities, research institutes and government organizations around the globe, dumbass.

Yah, let's see where that funding comes from......(hint: that org you just ripped)
You may find it at various places online, but funding typically includes the CDC
Feel free to get rid of the CDC and see how many studies are left.

 

[ll74]

Just do a quick search "the CDC funds studies" and see how much they actually support through grants and other programs.

 

[pecksniff]

As usual, you have it backward. Democrats and other deep state types have politicized the CDC. Fauci and the current head of the CDC are partisans.

And you know that how?

And how is this bullshit "Deep State" any more D than R?

 

[Cubantripod]

The CDC is a large body of scientists. Their messaging ok Covid has been guided by politics....as a political org, they may have lost credibility, but they still are quite awesome at the science.....and that will never change.

Then why do they continue to push a study that recommends chidden wearing masks in school that has been proven to be deeply flawed.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Data on a new variant changed, they're obviously corrupt!!! Liars, all of them!!! Its a conspiracy!!! Where's my boxed wine????

 

[ll74]

Data on a new variant changed, they're obviously corrupt!!! Liars, all of them!!! Its a conspiracy!!! Where's my boxed wine????

Why it changed it publicly known

And it's not a scientific reason