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Originally Posted by davem4616
if my wife and I do not have any of the covid-19 symptoms why should we go and be tested??
seriously...I'm open to being tested, I just don't understand what benefit getting tested would have if neither of us have any symptoms
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The antibody test is not used to determine if you have an active case. It's purpose is to determine if you've already had covid-19. A covid-19 antibody test can reveal whether an illness suffered a few of months ago (or weeks ago), was actually covid-19. It can also detect if a person contracted it, but was asymptomatic. The supposition is that if you've already had it, you may well be immuned to contracting it again.