UK-wide Antibody Testing Programme to Be Launched for COVID-19-Positive People

UK-wide Antibody Testing Programme to Be Launched for COVID-19-Positive People
Members of the Health and Social Care team collect completed COVID-19 tests during CCP virus surge testing at Kilkeel Leisure Centre in Northern Ireland on June 7, 2021. Liam McBurney/PA
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A UK-wide antibody testing programme is to be launched for people who have contracted coronavirus, the government has announced.

The programme, which will offer tests to thousands of adults per day, aims to improve understanding and gain “vital” data about antibody protection following COVID-19 infection and vaccination.