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Re:Omicron Update: Nov 27 by xanaxagoras on Sunday November 28, 2021 @12:00PM (#29370519)
How, is there a new test for Omicron variant? And is it available in the US?
Re:Omicron Update: Nov 27 by _djo_ on Sunday November 28, 2021 @12:11PM (#29370625)
No, 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.