Mermaid-52

I tested positive on the home test kit and was sick for a month. I thought it was Omicron bc I had been fully vaccinated for COVID19. But I was surprised that it lasted that long if it was Omicron and I had the loss of smell issues that I am still dealing with to this day.

Could Omicron cause the loss of sense of smell feature? And: Moving forward is it possible to create a home test that will identify a particular strain of a virus during upcoming pandemics?

I do have an immune disorder (Subclass IgG) but was taking infusions (Hyzentra). I feel lucky to have survived the pandemic.