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Will antibody tests for the coronavirus really change everything?
Nature ^ | 18 APRIL 2020 | Smriti Mallapaty

Posted on 04/20/2020 6:39:11 PM PDT by eastexsteve

Touted as society’s way out of widespread lockdowns, scientists say the true potential of these rapidly developed tests is still unknown.

(Excerpt) Read more at nature.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antibody; coronavirus; covid; test
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1 posted on 04/20/2020 6:39:11 PM PDT by eastexsteve
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“tests for the coronavirus really change everything?”

Only if you wear your yellow badge.


2 posted on 04/20/2020 6:41:02 PM PDT by dynachrome (The panic will end, the tyranny will not)
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How long will any so-called immunity last? Days? Weeks? Months? Is it 100% certain? My skepticism of the medical community that speaks for the US and the world is quite high these days.


3 posted on 04/20/2020 6:41:35 PM PDT by CatOwner
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How long will any so-called immunity last? Days? Weeks? Months? Is it 100% certain?

Those are my concerns. Is the test accurate, and, if it does show I have the antibodies, how long does the immunity last?

4 posted on 04/20/2020 6:44:21 PM PDT by eastexsteve
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How long will any so-called immunity last? Days? Weeks? Months? Is it 100% certain?

Those are my concerns. Is the test accurate, and, if it does show I have the antibodies, how long does the immunity last? 
...
I sure hope you are being sarcastic.


5 posted on 04/20/2020 6:46:28 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
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Anywhere from a few hours to a few months if not a year.

This virus is all over the place regarding this

Some people had it and get test for antibodies and show none, some show for a few weeks or so.

This thing is hard to pin down

It could also be bad testing kits

Some are saying the “reinfections” are more then due to faulty test kits then anything, mostly the korean ones.


6 posted on 04/20/2020 6:47:18 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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Random sample in Los Angeles found 4% have had the disease. The lockdown worked too good. Need to get to 60%.

“Let’s all head to the COVID Party! It’s where it’s at!”


7 posted on 04/20/2020 6:50:10 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Nope.

They’ll just paint the goal bars a different color and move em...


8 posted on 04/20/2020 6:50:11 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Well, it will give lots more proof that the so-called experts don’t know what they are doing. And that we should not have gone into lockdown. And that the new death prediction count is now...drumroll....the same as the flu.


9 posted on 04/20/2020 6:54:41 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Unredact the 99 Collyer Report!!!)
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No,the NWO criminals will come up with a another thing to keep their Tyranny going.😞
10 posted on 04/20/2020 6:54:55 PM PDT by dforest
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Nope, the rules will change again, then again.


11 posted on 04/20/2020 7:12:22 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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No.


12 posted on 04/20/2020 7:14:33 PM PDT by mulligan (En bbnnEeThe tC)
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It may. By proving once and for all that the original models were crap.


13 posted on 04/20/2020 7:20:24 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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THERE IS NO ANTIBODY TEST THAT WORKS, NONE, THERE IS NO TEST !!!


14 posted on 04/20/2020 7:21:02 PM PDT by GulfMan
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All testing does is conform the virus is present. It does not treat the symptoms. What happened to all the old horse doctors that used to diagnose in the office and they were usually right?


15 posted on 04/20/2020 7:44:00 PM PDT by Slingwing
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Well if you listen to Dr. Birx the current covid antibody tests are not ones certified for accuracy. It sounds to me like we don’t have any yet that meet the accuracy Dr. Birx and others want.


16 posted on 04/20/2020 7:49:40 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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Yes, that is what is being said at the daily press briefings.


17 posted on 04/20/2020 7:50:15 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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“Well if you listen to Dr. Birx the current covid antibody tests are not ones certified for accuracy. It sounds to me like we don’t have any yet that meet the accuracy Dr. Birx and others want.”
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Quit listening to her. She’s conflicted. Mentored by Fauci, mixed up with CDC’s Redfield in HIV data fraud during clinical trials(#2),
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/970/19/1639236/
has ties to Trump’s 2016 opponent.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/exclusive-dr-birxs-connections-with-the-clinton-foundation-and-obama-unfortunately-indicate-conflicted-loyalties/


18 posted on 04/20/2020 8:24:44 PM PDT by JCL3 (As Richard Feynman might have said, this is reality taking precedence over public relations.)
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They’ll move the football again. Testing, testing, testing, then it’ll be holding our breath for a second wave or fading immunity or some such thing, right up until the election and then it’ll disappear from the face of the earth forever.


19 posted on 04/20/2020 8:49:21 PM PDT by GnuThere
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How long will any so-called immunity last? Days? Weeks? Months? Is it 100% certain? My skepticism of the medical community that speaks for the US and the world is quite high these days.

Technically, having the exposure and antibodies doesn't make you immune at all, it just means your body is geared up for the fight and you'll have a much easier time fighting the virus off for any reinfections. And doesn't work at all if the virus mutates enough to get past your defenses.
20 posted on 04/20/2020 10:19:33 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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