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Not in the first few days of infection because of the gestation period. Not because it is not accurate, right?

Omnicron has a gestation period of 3 to 7 days. Often symptoms show up within first 7 days though.

Dunt think that’s what they meant, they said ART test is not reliable by swabbing the nose only in the first few days of infection, must swab the throat also.

Swabbing the nose with a rapid antigen test will not reliably detect the Omicron variant in the first few days of an infection, so manufacturers should seek U.S. approval to allow users to safely collect samples from the throat as well, according to an infectious diseases expert.