This ensures that a SARS-CoV-2 infection does not go undetected, whether youre symptomatic or not.
Their findings were posted on themedRxivpreprint server.
What Is Serial Testing?
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Serial testing involves testing more than once over a short period of time.
This increases the likelihood of detecting an infection that a single test might have missed.
Serial testing is recommended for everyone, regardless of age, vaccination status, or risk of hospitalization.
Why Wait?
Households can now order a third round offree at-home teststhrough the U.S.
Serial testing is helpful because people generally dont know when they are most infectious.
Your test results dont depend on symptoms or when you feel the sickest, but on your viral load.
The Omicron variants do not evade the tests, she told Verywell.
The guidance about serial testing probably wont change after people get these boosters, Hafiz said.
If youre symptomatic, get tested once more after at least 48 hours.
If youre asymptomatic, get tested two more times at 48-hour intervals.
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Food and Drug Administration.At-home COVID-19 antigen teststake steps to reduce your risk of false negative: FDA safety communication.
Preprint posted online August 6, 2022. doi:10.1101/2022.08.05.22278466
