(NPR) Getting An Antibody Test For The Coronavirus? Here's What It Won't Tell You

Getting An Antibody Test For The Coronavirus? Here's What It 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 4.



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Getting An Antibody Test For The Coronavirus? Here's What It Won't Tell You






As more and more people get tested for antibodies to the coronavirus, infectious disease specialists worry that those tested — and their employers — may not understand the limits of the results.








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