At-home tests and lab tests are just as good at detecting BA.4 and BA.5 as past variants. There’s another issue, however, that might be complicating things, explained Dr.

At-home rapid tests are highly effective at detecting COVID-19, including variants such as omicron's BA.5, so long as one is "symptomatic" with "high viral loads," according to Sandra Adams ...

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