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Thoughts on Antibody Testing
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:21 am
Anyone get one yet? I think I'm going to get one this afternoon.....
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Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:23 am to tgrbaitn08
Some of them suck. Some of them are good with high sensitivity and specificity. Do your research.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:23 am to tgrbaitn08
Have you researched them? What result are you looking to get? I don't think these tests will give anyone trustworthy results. All the test says is that your body has a specific antibody. Does that mean you can't or won't get the virus? Idk.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:24 am to Monday
I also foresee problems with employers paying $50 an employee for these tests and then those employees thinking they are immune and then getting it anyway.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:28 am to tgrbaitn08
I've been antibody my entire life.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:29 am to tgrbaitn08
I got one last week. It actually tells you two things:
1) If you have antibodies
2) and which kind
Apparently there are two types - one tells you if you had the rona, and the other tells you if you currently have it. Unlike the swab test, the antibody one is only effective 7 days following exposure - that is how long it takes for your body to start creating these antibodies.
1) If you have antibodies
2) and which kind
Apparently there are two types - one tells you if you had the rona, and the other tells you if you currently have it. Unlike the swab test, the antibody one is only effective 7 days following exposure - that is how long it takes for your body to start creating these antibodies.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:30 am to tgrbaitn08
If the stupidity continues and I need to get one to access certain places, I would. I just have no idea what bullshite the government will require in the future.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:31 am to tgrbaitn08
The current slant is that the presence of antibodies doesn’t really mean anything as it relates to reinfection. I’ll wait.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:31 am to tgrbaitn08
Where can you get antibody testing?
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:33 am to Cosmo
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Some of them suck. Some of them are good with high sensitivity and specificity. Do your research.
What do you mean? It's just a blood test. Takes 5 min.
Quest is doing them at Touro
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:33 am to Chuckiee
I've seen a couple OccMed clinics offer them
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:33 am to Cosmo
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Some of them suck. Some of them are good with high sensitivity and specificity. Do your research.
And beyond that, there's some issue in it picking up antibodies of ANY coronavirus you've had. As we know, that could also mean the common cold.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:34 am to Monday
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Have you researched them? What result are you looking to get? I don't think these tests will give anyone trustworthy results. All the test says is that your body has a specific antibody. Does that mean you can't or won't get the virus? Idk.
from the dr I spoke with it will tell you if you had the virus and he says if you had it then you cant get it again and you're not contagious.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:36 am to Monday
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All the test says is that your body has a specific antibody. Does that mean you can't or won't get the virus?
If you arent immune with antibodies then a vaccine wont work either and we are wasting our time locked down
There is no reason to believe that is true though. Despite a few anecdotal instances of people supposedly getting sick twice though it is much more likely due to test error or an incomplete immune response first go around
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:36 am to tgrbaitn08
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from the dr I spoke with it will tell you if you had the virus and he says if you had it then you cant get it again and you're not contagious.
This is a serious question as I do not know the answer and will be researching that. Do we know for sure that once you have it you are immune from future infections?
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:36 am to tgrbaitn08
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if you had the virus and he says if you had it then you cant get it again
Many believe that to be the case. Not proven yet though. If it is not the case, I don't know what that says about the prospect of a vaccine.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:37 am to Tony The Tiger
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Unlike the swab test, the antibody one is only effective 7 days following exposure - that is how long it takes for your body to start creating these antibodies.
friend of mine took one this week and the test showed that he had it...he had pink eye and was sick around mardi gras
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:38 am to SloaneRanger
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Many believe that to be the case. Not proven yet though. If it is not the case, I don't know what that says about the prospect of a vaccine.
I think I read the same articles
Posted on 4/28/20 at 11:38 am to BluegrassBelle
Hmm, The Scarlet Letter comes to mind.
Soon, you're going to need a big Corona logo on your forehead to get into Walmart.
Soon, you're going to need a big Corona logo on your forehead to get into Walmart.
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