Can you rely on at-home COVID tests amid Omicron?

“If it's negative, it doesn't mean that you couldn't still have COVID because any test is just a snapshot of what's happening up your nose at that moment. And certainly with Omicron, what we're seeing is people can test negative and then test positive later,” says ​​Susan Butler-Wu, clinical microbiologist and professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine.

“If it's negative, it doesn't mean that you couldn't still have COVID because any test is just a snapshot of what's happening up your nose at that moment. And certainly with Omicron, what we're seeing is people can test negative and then test positive later,” says ​​Susan Butler-Wu, clinical microbiologist and professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. Photo by Shutterstock.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Robin Estrin