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How, is there a new test for Omicron variant? And is it available in the US?
by xanaxagoras 5y ago
How, is there a new test for Omicron variant? And is it available in the US?
- _djo_ 5y agoNo, it’s confirmed via sequencing. But the Omicron variant has a qPCR dropout like Alpha had, so you can identify likely cases from PCR tests and then use sequencing to verify.