The United States should be past the omicron COVID wave by February, but the variant's ability to mutate heavily and evade immunity that has been acquired took many experts by surprise, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who sits on the board of vaccine maker Pfizer, said Sunday. 

"Many people, including myself, have predicted that Delta would be the last major wave of infection then omicron came along," the doctor said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

"But if you look what's happening across the East Coast right now in New York City, Washington, D.C., Maryland, probably Florida as well have already peaked, maybe Delaware and Rhode Island."

The statistics this week will show the epidemic curves bending down, said Gottlieb, which is already happening in New York City and Washington, D.C., he added.... Read More: Newsmax