RE: I don’t see the point of an antigen test.19 Jul 2020 20:41
Antibodies measured in the blood indicate exposure to the Antigen and are likely to indicate immunity but/much more testing using accurate antibody kits Is very necessary to enable vaccine testing ,herd exposure and immunity ,so these tests are going to be vital to medical understanding of Covid 19 and will be used very very widely worldwide ....one of the problems so far has been the inaccuracy of the available tests which have led in some cases to very misleading conclusions . Antibody tests are used in other diseases to estimate vaccine efficacy and response ,but at this moment so little is known about this virus within communities that these accurate tests will be a god send ...good luck all