CDC Quietly Removes 72,000 COVID Deaths from Data
In early March, CDC data showed that one-third of all COVID deaths among children occurred during the Omicron surge.
But suddenly on March 14, the data changed. Now it shows that only about one-fifth of the (very few) deaths among children occurred during the Omicron surge.
Children 17 and under make up 22.3% of the US population, but account for less than .2% (one-fifth of 1%) of all COVID deaths.
The CDC explained in a footnote: