What is the difference between the diagnostic test and the antibody test for COVID-19? And why is this difference important? John Iadarola and Dr. Robert Lahita break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook:
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“Two kinds of tests are available for COVID-19: viral tests and antibody tests.
* A viral test tells you if you have a current infection.
* An antibody test might tell you if you had a past infection. An antibody test might not show if you have a current infection because it can take 1–3 weeks after infection for your body to make antibodies. Having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 might provide protection from getting infected with the virus again. If it does, we do not know how much protection the antibodies might provide or how long this protection might last.”
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