Antibody test limitations

Antibodies in a person's immune system develop to fight COVID-19 and protect them from further infection. But the accuracy of the antibody tests, which were rushed on the market by lab companies in recent weeks, is still in question. Dr. Edward Goldberg has purchased 150 antibody tests that he plans to use on his patients who have either been swabbed or think they may have been infected with the novel coronavirus and recovered. He explains why the tests aren't foolproof yet.

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