Will the Omicron variant be marked as a Variant Of High Consequence by the CDC before 2022?
This is a market on if the CDC will denote variant B.1.1.529 (“Omicron”) under the heading Variant of High Consequence (VOHC) on its website before January 1, 2022, 12:00:01 AM ET. This market will resolve to “Yes” if the resolution source shows B.1.1.529, "Omicron" or any label which references the Omicron variant in the VOHC category at any point before the resolution date, and “No” otherwise. The resolution for this market is https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/variant-info.html which at the time of this market's inception states "Currently, there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants that rise to the level of high consequence." Other CDC links may be used if the aforementioned link changes.
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