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2023-01-20 03:12:22 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A09B136DBFA2B90309C651F56D3C00407314770BD0CEE577B722A8BC0327FEC4
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The Thermo-Fisher TaqPath assay, among other PCR tests, may be able to indicate the presence of the Omicron variant (without full sequencing) because one of the three target genes will fail to be detected. https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Implications-emergence-spread-SARS-CoV-2%20B.1.1.529-variant-concern-Omicron-for-the-EU-EEA-Nov2021.pdf
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