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Originally Posted by cgilcreast
Just wondering if and when the antibody tests may or will be available at some scale. I really only care if I ever had the virus and may be immune.
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There are 90+ antibody kits out there. If you search the Internet, you can find them, but buyer beware, many of them are crap. Some are bad science, some are total scams. You don't want to buy an unauthorized kit and think you are immune when you are not. 90% of us in TV are likely NOT immune.
The FDA is reviewing them. They are way behind, but have "authorized" four of them, i.e. they have not gotten full scrutiny, but initial FDA review indicates they are decent. These are from Cellex, Ortho, and Chembio. There was a fourth but I can't find it on a quick search.
It's going to be impossible for you currently to get your own authorized test. I hear you, I want one also. However, we need to let health care providers use the first and probably second & third batches of kits. The authorized kit manufacturers are still in start-up production - not producing many kits. They'll eventually catch up, but probably not for a few months.