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Does pcr nasal swab test detect all variants of covid? have seen differing opinions on this in articles online?

Q: does pcr nasal swab test detect all variants of covid? have seen differing opinions on this in articles online?

: The commercially available PCR assays WILL detects all variants of coronavirus (as far as we know thus far) but will not distinguish between them. To do so, the virus has to be sent to a reference laboratory but this is not available to the general public.

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The commercially available PCR assays WILL detects all variants of coronavirus (as far as we know thus far) but will not distinguish between them. To do so, the virus has to be sent to a reference laboratory but this is not available to the general public.

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Answered 7/18/2021

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Does pcr nasal swab test detect all variants of covid? have seen differing opinions on this in articles online?

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