Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid 10:05 - Aug 4 with 1359 views | Steve_M | Basically, some people who have had severe symptoms have tested negative for antibodies whilst some with few symptoms have tested positive. This is one small sample and the findings would need to be repeated to be useful. https://unherd.com/2020/08/why-your-negative-antibody-test-might-be-wrong/ [Post edited 4 Aug 2020 10:06]
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:11 - Aug 4 with 1319 views | Guthrum | Indeed. Also, the development and retention of antibodies is still being understood. For one thing, they only last a few months. | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:14 - Aug 4 with 1303 views | StokieBlue |
Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:11 - Aug 4 by Guthrum | Indeed. Also, the development and retention of antibodies is still being understood. For one thing, they only last a few months. |
This is the real issue, if the studies on short-lived antibodies prove to be correct then a totally new approach to C19 will be required as a perpetual lockdown waiting for a vaccine won't be appropriate. SB | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:18 - Aug 4 with 1288 views | Swansea_Blue | That's going to be an interesting on to unpick if there's any truth in the press stories that people testing positive with antibodies will be given more freedoms. | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:19 - Aug 4 with 1275 views | Bluefish |
Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:14 - Aug 4 by StokieBlue | This is the real issue, if the studies on short-lived antibodies prove to be correct then a totally new approach to C19 will be required as a perpetual lockdown waiting for a vaccine won't be appropriate. SB |
Would they not just need to tweak the vaccine each year like they do with flu? I have no idea how easy or hard that is but I assume the principle would be the same | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:25 - Aug 4 with 1257 views | StokieBlue |
Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:19 - Aug 4 by Bluefish | Would they not just need to tweak the vaccine each year like they do with flu? I have no idea how easy or hard that is but I assume the principle would be the same |
Flu and C19 are quite different. Flu vaccines are about mutations and strains whilst C19 is about the body "forgetting" about the disease. - C19 is shown to kill all year round (possibly less in summer but hot places are getting it bad at the moment so that's not proven) - The flu vaccine is usually scientists best guess at what strain will be prevalent that year - If a C19 vaccine provided 3 months worth of antibody memory you'd need 4 a year It's too early to know exactly what the issues will be. SB | |
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I wouldn't take too much notice of.... on 10:31 - Aug 4 with 1234 views | Bloots |
Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:18 - Aug 4 by Swansea_Blue | That's going to be an interesting on to unpick if there's any truth in the press stories that people testing positive with antibodies will be given more freedoms. |
....anything in the press during this whole situation. | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:39 - Aug 4 with 1213 views | Steve_M |
Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 10:14 - Aug 4 by StokieBlue | This is the real issue, if the studies on short-lived antibodies prove to be correct then a totally new approach to C19 will be required as a perpetual lockdown waiting for a vaccine won't be appropriate. SB |
Although T-cell immunity may still be effective even if antibodies are short-lived. There was an FT article a few weeks ago: https://www.ft.com/content/5cf2ee49-df7a-4990-b337-860cf7737b2f | |
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Interesting piece on the accuracy of antibody testing for covid on 11:16 - Aug 4 with 1130 views | Guthrum |
Altho T-Cell production decreases significantly with age, especially in the over-50s. | |
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