Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?

[StarryNite]

If you test negative with a rapid test but you still don't feel well, it's best to follow up with a PCR test because they are more accurate.

Dec 31, 2021 6:18 PM EST
Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?

Yes, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up.

Government recommendations for using at-home tests haven’t changed. People should continue to use them when a quick result is important.

“The bottom line is the tests still detect COVID-19 whether it is delta or alpha or omicron,” says Dr. Emily Volk, president of the College of American Pathologists.

[link:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/do-at-home-covid-19-tests-detect-the-omicron-variant|

[Beastly Boy]

1. They do, but they appear to be less accurate than the PCR tests

[Poiuyt]

3. The accuracy is greatly improved if you do the at-home test twice within a couple of days

I just heard Fauci this morning say this.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I Tested Negative At Home

And, at the doctor's office. (They may have used the same test.)
But, if what I had was just a cold, it was the worst I've had. Lasted almost 2 full weeks, (typical for me was 8 days), and a fever of 100.5 (don't remember ever having a fever from a cold).
Really drippy, in both directions.
Feel pretty good now after 2 weeks, though.
But, if the doctor used a different test, I may have, in fact, been negative and it was just a nasty cold. After all, I've never had a cold at age 65 before.