Kamala Harris concedes White House ‘didn’t see’ Delta and Omicron coming. Vice-president’s candid admission on Covid variants came in wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times. Kamala Harris has conceded that the Biden administration was blind to the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19, and said she fears “misinformation” over vaccines will prolong the pandemic well into a third year.The candid admission came in a wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times, which followed reports that the vice-president was “struggling” to make a mark as Joe Biden’s No 2 and was keen for a more prominent role.