Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/LYEluacRGEI   Cellex of North Carolina has developed the first rapid test for CoVid19 antibodies circulating in the bloodstream.  This test is 95% accurate, delivers a result in 15-20 minutes, and has won FDA emergency use authorization. The Mayo Clinic developed its own antibody test.   These antibody tests, unlike the CoVid19 RT-PCR virus RNA tests, determine if the virus has stimulated a patients immune system.  It may not become positive as quickly as the viral test, but it could predict if a given person has become immune to CoVid19.   Such information will help us determine when we can safely relax lockdown and which newly-protected persons may return to work.    https://www.fda.gov/media/136622/download   https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/928150    #covid19 #coronavirus #antibody #testing