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Antibodies and COVID-19: Explained

17/06/2020

Clinical laboratory testing is playing a critical role in efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it’s by diagnosing patients with the novel coronavirus or screening the general public to determine the full extent of the outbreak. AACC asked leading laboratory experts to answer the most common questions about COVID-19 testing that we’ve been hearing from the public, so that people can better understand the testing for this virus and make informed decisions if they ever need to seek it out.

AACC President-Elect Dr. David Grenache discusses what we know so far about the body’s immune response to COVID-19, and why the presence of antibodies to the novel coronavirus doesn’t yet tell us whether or not a person is immune.

Watch the video!