Experts hope antibody tests will bring mild and asymptomatic coronavirus cases into data compiled on the disease.
the agency will in the next few days launch its Solidarity II program, which will see people's blood tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in more than half a dozen countries.
Hahn said such tests could"potentially" be used alongside other clinical data to see if a person is no longer at risk of being infected and can return to work. They could also help doctors find those who can donate part of their blood plasma for an experimentalHowever, Hahn said that as antibodies may not be detectable in the first few days a person is infected, such tests"should not be used as the sole basis to diagnose COVID-19.
So far, 70 developers have notified the agency their tests are available for use, but Hahn warned some are falsely claiming their methods are FDA approved or can diagnose COVID-19.
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