Most Antibody Tests Not Validated, Unclear Whether Recovered People Are Immune to Virus: Fauci

Most Antibody Tests Not Validated, Unclear Whether Recovered People Are Immune to Virus: Fauci
A medical laboratory scientist runs a clinical test in the Immunology lab at UW Medicine looking for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, a virus strain that causes COVID-19, in Seattle, Washington on April 17, 2020. Karen Ducey/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Most antibody tests circulating among the public aren’t validated, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, while also saying it hasn’t been proven that people who are infected with the CCP virus and recover are then immune from the illness.

Antibody tests are being pushed as part of a package of measures necessary for reopening America. They measure proteins in the body that respond to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that emerged from mainland China last year and causes the COVID-19 disease.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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