Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus. In principle, an antibody test could tell you that, but most of the tests out there right now aren’t very good. We chatted with David Kroll to learn how these tests work, where they go wrong and why a test that’s 96% accurate is actually pretty bad. #coronavirus #immune. #antibodytest
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Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producers:
Andrew Sobey
Elaine Seward
Writer/Host:
Samantha Jones, PhD
Scientific consultants:
David Kroll, PhD
Brianne Raccor, PhD
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Special Thanks:
Ruben Rodriguez
Sources:
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EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance
CDC: Serology Testing for COVID-19
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