Over 79 million COVID-19 tests have been administered. Did you take one of them?
Immunity may come from COVID-19! You may be immune for now, but not for forever. Have you recently recovered from the COVID-19 virus? Or did you have symptoms but not a positive test result? An antibody test may be the answer for you.
Learn more about why you should get a COVID-19 antibody test.
Discover Past Infection
An antibody test is a simple blood test done at your doctor’s office. Antibodies develop from an immune system response. In other terms, these little soldiers appear to fight off the virus if you were to come into contact with it again in a specific period.
The antibody test does not say that you currently have the infection. It is a test that looks into your body’s response to the past presence of the virus.
The human body has a great way of learning, acting, and reporting.
Acting Now is Critical
If you recently received a positive COVID-19 test result, it is best to wait until after your quarantine period before getting tested. This allows your immune system to build up resistance.
Otherwise, you may receive a negative test result.
If you did not get a COVID-19 test or you received a negative test result, getting an antibody test sooner could show that the antibodies are present.
One downfall of the antibody test is that it does not indicate how long the antibodies have already been there when it does come back positive. This is why it is vital to get the antibody test after a positive COVID-19 test result.
Keeping Others Safe
If your job or lifestyle involves you being around many people, it is essential to be aware of your past infection. Some people have no symptoms at all but may have some suspicion on an exposure.
Getting the antibody test keeps you and the people around you informed. If your antibody test comes back positive, it might be a good idea for your close friends and family to get tested too.
Again, timing is everything when it comes to these tests.
Possible Reinfection
When antibodies are found, it is thought that they leave behind memory cells in which should fight against a virus that has been present before. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is different.
It is suspected that after 120 days, someone can be reinfected with the virus if they come into contact with it again.
In this case, you would have to get another antibody test if you suspect you were exposed or tested positive again.
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