Nearly a month ago, on March 10, the U.S. had about 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Today, on April 7, the nation has a little over 12,000 confirmed deaths from the disease. What started out as an ...

People would like to know whether their COVID-19 vaccine is protective enough or a previous infection will keep them safe. Experts warned that taking an antibody test isn’t a good way to find out. The ...

(RTTNews) - CVS Health Corp. (CVS) announced Monday the availability of COVID-19 antibody testing at MinuteClinic locations across the country. The point-of-care test can help identify if a patient ...

There are a number of different ways to test for COVID-19, some of which are able to diagnose an active infection and others that look for the presence of antibodies in an individual’s blood. Let’s ...

As the world continues to navigate the aftermath and lingering presence of COVID-19, one question remains as relevant as ever: Which COVID-19 test is right for me—diagnostic or antibody? Whether ...

There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...

IgG antibodies have very good specificity, but it takes much longer for the body to begin producing IgG antibodies than IgM antibodies. When we detect IgM antibodies on the test, it tells us that the ...