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Originally Posted by John_W
A woman just posted on The Villages Talk Facebook that she got an antibodies test done on Saturday at the new pharmacy at Freedom Plaza. That's the new shopping center west of the new Brownwood Hotel on 44. She said it was $30, she didn't need an appointment. I asked why she got the test, and she said she is in a high risk group and hadn't been feeling well lately, her test was negative.
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Except many of these antibody tests that are being pushed by drug stores were bought BEFORE the CDC required they first be approved and are very inaccurate. For her benefit she might want to check the efficacy of her specific test if that is possible. Besides, if "she hadn't been feeling well lately" an antibody test could be useless as it's primarily for AFTER you have recovered to see if you have the antibodies and not while you still aren't feeling well. The pharmacies are going to prosper off this from those who don't understand.
From CDC: Antibody blood tests, also called antibody tests, check your blood by looking for antibodies, which show if you had a previous infection with the virus.
Depending on when someone was infected and the timing of the test, the test may not find antibodies in someone with a current COVID-19 infection.