Some people falsely think testing positive on an antibody test proves they can't get infected with the virus again. But an infectious disease expert warns: 'We just don't know if that's the case.' Here's what the results will — and won't — tell you:
Blood collection tubes sit in a rack on the first day of a free COVID-19 antibody testing event at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, in DeLand, Fla., on May 4Paul Hennessy/Echoes WIre/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
"This has been one of the worst experiences of his life," says Perez's daughter, Sheila, who translated from Spanish to English for an interview with NPR."He didn't think he was going to make it." But her father is also nervous. His doctor told him the antibodies might give him some protection against catching the virus again, but stressed that's far from guaranteed.
Researchers are urgently trying to answer those uncertainties and figure how best to conduct antibody testing.
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