Officials have cited the antibody test as a key factor in deciding whether it's safe to ease mitigation measures.
A new coronavirus antibody test is now available in all 50 states, but there are restrictions on who can get tested.
Since it's believed that a person will have some sort of immunity to the virus for at least a few months after recovering, officials claim the antibody test could be key in easing restrictions. Quest Diagnostics is also offering the test and has made it available to people in all 50 states. To be eligible for the test, a person must be asymptomatic at the time of the test and have been asymptomatic for at least 10 days. At the time of their visit, Before the test is conducted, patients will also have their temperature taken and those determined to have a fever will be disqualified.
At Seattle's University of Washington School of Medicine, a scientist runs a clinical test on April 17 in the immunology lab while looking for antibodies against the coronavirus.In theory, it would be ideal for everyone to get the antibody test, Dr. Robert Segal, a co-founder of LabFinder.com, toldHowever, in the short term, priority should be for health care workers and people on the front lines, he said.
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