Quote:
Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
I could probably score you an antibody test if you really want to know next week when I get back into work.
|
Do you mean antigen test? Unless I am mistaken, antigen and PCR tests are for symptomatic people; antibody tests are for people who were once symptomatic, more of a retrospective test.
Quote:
|
Antibody tests can tell if someone has been infected with COVID-19. But the infected person doesn't begin producing antibodies immediately. It can take as long as three weeks for a blood antibody test to turn positive. That's why it is not useful as a diagnostic test for someone with new symptoms.
|
From a quote online from Harvard Health. The page wouldn't load though.