SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Detect Covid-19 Test™

BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 Omicron “subvariants” make up essentially all infections in the U.S. today. The Detect Covid-19 Test is expected to recognize them all (in addition to the older variants they have replaced). The increased sensitivity of molecular tests compared to antigen tests is important for accurate detection of Omicron and its subvariants, which are more likely to be associated with samples with low viral loads, as recently reported by FDA.