Experts Identify Steps To Expand and Improve Antibody Tests in COVID-19 Response

More than 300 scientists and clinicians from the federal government, industry and academia published a report of their conclusions and recommendations on COVID-19 serology studies online in Immunity. The group gathered for an online workshop in May to discuss the role of serology testing in understanding and responding to the COVID-19 public health crisis and to explore strategies to address key scientific knowledge opportunities and gaps in the emerging field. Serology tests for COVID-19 are designed to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. While such tests do not diagnose active infection, they can indicate prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 that may have been missed because a person did not experience significant symptoms or access testing while infected. https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/experts-identify-steps-to-expand-and-improve-antibody-tests-in-covid-19-response-336538?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_TN_Breaking%20Science%20News&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=90217250&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93WWFNoaO0K_ObUB83SGHWt4WD_gUMtZrNUvg30Klh9VNd0E__n7TPPO2laIIEnmHnGVAA3ffDYMYyohs9DXEz8PYh-A&utm_content=90217250&utm_source=hs_email