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# FDA Updates Covid Test Info with Omicron
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-updates-covid-test-info-with-omicron/
- Published: 2021-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:24:49.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5150711

FDA has updated its SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on Covid-19 Tests Web [page](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/sars-cov-2-viral-mutations-impact-covid-19-tests?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) with information on the omicron variant. The agency says the update added new information about: 

- FDA recommendations for clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers;
- the Tide Laboratories DTPM Covid-19 RT-PCR test that is expected to fail to detect the omicron variant because it is a single target test; and
- updates to the list of tests with S-gene drop out, which should not be affected by omicron since they are designed to detect multiple genetic targets.