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A Closer Look At Coronavirus Antibody Testing

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
NIAID-RML via AP

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

NIAID-RML via AP

Antibody testing studies for the coronavirus are starting to paint a picture of the scope of the disease it causes throughout parts of the U.S.

If a person has a positive test for COVID-19 antibodies, it means they’ve been infected with the virus at some point. 

But researchers’ initial findings won't identify which people are immune to the virus, meaning a positive result can't be considered a free pass to stop social distancing and get back to life as usual. 

Today on Insight, what antibody testing is and the potential it has against the coronavirus.

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