What is the test that Public Health England has approved? It is a lab-based test for antibodies in the blood of people who have had Covid-19 and recovered. It is made by the giant pharmaceutical and diagnostics Swiss company Roche, which calls it the Elecsys® Anti-Sars-CoV-2 antibody test.
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Q. What is the us of the [antibody] test then? A. Antibody tests like this one will help find out what proportion of the population has had Covid-19 and an understanding of how it has spread. So far, studies in other countries suggest prevalence is low – under 10%. ―Sarah Boseley
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A lot of negative reporting on not knowing if immunity is there but scientists say, and experience says, it is most probable that after you have it you will be immune - to that virus.
This is not a home kit test. Blood needs to be taken so a nurse has to do it. What they should do is compare results with the best home kits at the same time.
Yes and no. It is good to know whether you have had cv but we do not know about immunity. People will think they are immune when they may not be.
It means we can run very large scale trails to see if anyone who has antibodies gets reinfected. It's a much simpler test for patients leaving hospital, rather than the multiple 'have I still got it' tests. Will help in care homes & ring fencing, using staff with antibodies.
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