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Biotech / Medical : Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic
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To: emertius who wrote (1373)4/18/2020 8:27:16 PM
From: FJB  Read Replies (1) of 22883
 
SOME OF THE TESTS ARE ALMOST 100% ACCURATE.

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Breakthrough COVID-19 antibody test with nearly 100% accuracy can help reopen economy

Deedee Sun


The UW Medicine Virology Lab is one of the first in the country to get a new Abbott test that checks your blood for a special COVID-19 antibody.


“This is an important, new type of testing that we haven’t had access to before,” said Keith Jerome, the director of the UW Medicine.



The lab said since Abbott developed the new antibody test, UW researchers have been working 24/7 to verify the test’s effectiveness. Scientists said Friday they found the test can determine if someone had COVID with nearly 100% accuracy.



“It showed a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 99.6%,” said Alex Greniger, assistant director of the UW Virology Lab. “Diagnostically, this is one of the best tests we can offer,” he said.


They say that means it’s a test that can help reopen the economy and get people back to work.


“This is another turning point in the fight against this virus,” Jerome said.


The test specifically looks for what’s called an IgG antibody -- something your immune system makes after you get sick from COVID-19.


Abbott explains the IgG antibody “is a protein that the body produces in the late stages of infection and may remain for up to months and possibly years after a person has recovered.” ...

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