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Good afternoon doctors. if you get a rapid covid antigen test and it comes back negative, how soon afterwards should you wait just in case you need to or want to test again?
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Because a false negative is possible at any stage of infection, it's important to get tested at the optimal time, when you are most likely to test positive if you are infected. Based on our current knowledge, that window would be approximately five to seven days after a probable exposure.
Answered 12/23/2021
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If you are so concerned than get a PCR test, it is more accurate.
Answered 12/25/2021
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