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OraSure Says InteliSwab Rapid Test Can Effectively Detect Omicron Variant | WDIY Local News

InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test.
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InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test.

Bethlehem-based test maker OraSure Technologies says its COVID-19 rapid test can detect the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.

OraSure said in a news release that studies conducted at an independent, third-party laboratory with live samples of the SARS-CoV2 virus showed that InteliSwab was capable of detecting the Omicron COVID variant at the same limit of detection as previous tested variants.

(Original air-date: 1/18/22)

Sarit "Siri" Laschinsky was WDIY's News and Public Affairs Director until 2023.
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