CDC will probably oblige:
28 Dec: Russia Today: CDC says it exaggerated Omicron’s spread
The figure, overstated by around 225%, had been put out ahead of last week’s stern warning to Americans issued by Joe Biden
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has corrected its Covid-19 reporting, saying its previous estimate for the percentage of new cases caused by the Omicron variant was more than triple the actual figure.
Only 22.5% of US Covid-19 infections recorded in the week that ended on December 18 were linked to Omicron, rather than the 73.2% estimate that was announced last week, the CDC said on Tuesday...
The overstated figure was released by the CDC on December 20, the day before President Joe Biden gave a speech warning that unvaccinated Americans are at high risk of serious illness because of the new variant...
Because of fears over Omicron, Biden’s administration tightened travel restrictions, including a ban on visitors from eight countries in southern Africa, where the variant was first identified last month...
https://www.rt.com/usa/544637-cdc-exaggerated-omicron-spread/
There’s no test that determines variants.
As far as tests go, old school Covid, Delta and Omicron are just….Covid.
Reality will assert itself as everyone, and I mean everyone eventually gets a Covid infection of some sort. Thank GOD it is doing what Coronaviruses do and getting less lethal as it becomes more transmissible.
Soon, saying “I tested positive for Covid” will be the same as “Yeah, I got a cold”.
Then there are issues with shedding.