24-12-2021 01:23 via kxan.com

How accurate are at-home COVID-19 tests?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the omicron variant continues battering global COVID-19 infection rates, pharmacies nationwide are running out of at-home rapid test kits.Earlier this week, Austin-Travis County began handing out free tests for residents, but demand was so high sites were forced to close once supplies ran out within a day.
At-home tests, or antigen tests, are quicker and easier to perform than molecular tests like the PCR, which take much longer and are processed in laboratories.COVID-19
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