{"id":1169705,"date":"2021-12-29T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169705"},"modified":"2021-12-29T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:04:51","slug":"fda-antigen-tests-may-be-less-effective-in-detecting-omicron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-antigen-tests-may-be-less-effective-in-detecting-omicron\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA: Antigen Tests May Be Less Effective In Detecting Omicron"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffda-antigen-tests-may-be-less-effective-in-detecting-omicron%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday that antigen tests may be less effective in detecting the Omicron variant, which early data has shown to be more contagious but less lethal than other variants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has been monitoring and evaluating the potential impact of genetic variants on antigen tests,\u201d the FDA said Tuesday in updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/medical-devices\/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices\/sars-cov-2-viral-mutations-impact-covid-19-tests#omicronvariantimpact\">guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly data suggests that antigen tests do detect the omicron variant but may have reduced sensitivity,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA added that a person who tests negative with an antigen test but is still suspected to have COVID should get a molecular test to make sure. A person who tests positive with an antigen test should self-isolate and seek medical care, the FDA said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FDA continues to authorize the use of these tests as directed in the authorized labeling and individuals should continue to use them in accordance with the instructions included with the tests,\u201d the agency said. \u201cAntigen tests are generally less sensitive and less likely to pick up very early infections compared to molecular tests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antigen coronavirus tests are rapid tests that can be done at home. Another type of COVID diagnostic test, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, takes longer and must be processed in a lab.<\/p>\n<p>The first case of the Omicron variant in the U.S. was only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/s1201-omicron-variant.html\">confirmed<\/a> on December 1, but the new variant has spread rapidly within the country.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Biden announced that he is preparing to distribute 500 million at-home rapid COVID tests to Americans for free. However, the website for Americans to order the tests will not be up and running until January, and test manufacturers have said they are already working to produce rapid tests as fast as they can.<\/p>\n<p>The administration also said it will deploy military medical personnel to aid hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The week before Christmas, Biden warned that unvaccinated Americans will be responsible for ushering in a \u201cwinter of severe illness and death\u201d and will soon \u201coverwhelm\u201d hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to send a direct message to the American people: Due to the steps we\u2019ve taken, Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done \u2026\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/12\/16\/remarks-by-president-biden-after-meeting-with-members-of-the-covid-19-response-team\/\">told<\/a> reporters after a COVID-19 briefing at the White House. \u201cBut it\u2019s here now and it\u2019s spreading and it\u2019s gonna increase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated \u2014 for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they\u2019ll soon overwhelm. But there\u2019s good news: If you\u2019re vaccinated and you have your booster shot, you\u2019re protected from severe illness and death,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance stating that people who test positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms should quarantine for only five days rather than the previous longer period of 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday that antigen tests may be less effective in detecting the Omicron variant, which early data has shown to be more contagious but less lethal than other variants. \u201cThroughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has been monitoring and evaluating the potential impact of genetic variants on antigen &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1169705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}