The Missing Link: COVID-19 Antibody Tests Need Buy-In From FDA

Informed Use Of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Can Successfully Guide Management Of At-Risk Populations

Concern looms in many countries as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise due to the delta variant. Vaccines are having a positive effect, but what is the outlook for those still vulnerable to the virus after inoculation? Not everyone will respond to vaccinations in the same way.

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Along the patient’s journey of care for COVID-19, the use of antibody testing can play a critical role in the decision-making and management of the virus.

These tests not only measure whether the immune system has reacted to a virus or vaccine, but can further inform medical decision-making. Yet antibody tests for the COVID-19 virus have...

Throughout the pandemic, health care workers have relied on testssuch as PCR and antigen tests – to tell if individuals have been infected with COVID-19, and to help inform quarantine...

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