RE: Significant Development Against COVID199 Apr 2020 15:36
Covid-19 Antibody Test Could Be Scaled Up By May End Says AstraZeneca
Thu, 9th Apr 2020 14:32Alliance News
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca aims to deliver a validated Covid-19 antibody test by the beginning of May that could be scaled up by the end of that month, its UK president has said.
Tom Keith-Roach told the PA news agency the focus is on antigen tests, which can tell people whether they have the virus, but work is also ongoing on an antibody test.
Antibody tests are seen as a vital route out of lockdown. They work by telling people if they have already had the virus and developed immunity, which can enable them to return to normal life.
AstraZeneca, Cambridge University and GlaxoSmithKline have joined forces for a testing facility in Cambridge with the aim of delivering 30,000 antigen tests by the start of May.