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Antibody testing can tell if someone has been previously infected with the virus and may be recovering or has recovered from the infection, in both people with or without signs or symptoms. Large scale antibody testing is seen as an important next step to understanding and addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and is part of the
'Health systems will play a critical role in large scale testing, and collaboration with leaders such as the
In April, Abbott announced the launch of its SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody blood test as the company's third COVID-19 test to help combat the pandemic. Abbott significantly scaled up its manufacturing and has already shipped more than 10 million antibody tests for its ARCHITECT platform to hospital systems and reference labs in all 50 states in the
Researchers at
Hospitals and reference laboratories are beginning to implement antibody testing. The data generated from these tests could help uncover new insights around the novel virus, including prevalence at local, state or country-wide levels.
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