Great point. Of course, part of the delay here is due to the time it takes for outcomes to manifest. Omicron has only been a variant of concern for four weeks

Great point. Of course, part of the delay here is due to the time it takes for outcomes to manifest. Omicron has only been a variant of concern for four weeks. I think a high percentage of deaths from prior variants took at least four weeks. That being said, data collection is fragmented and quality is inexcusably terrible across the board. I’m personally aware of multiple similar holiday superspreader stories in NYC. Two weeks after said events (an eternity in omicron terms) CDC was still reporting ~40 total cases of omicron nationally and there was no mention of these events in the press. Outcomes were very similar to those in the Norway event.