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Old 06-21-2020, 06:48 AM
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Default Performance of Roche COVID-19 antibody test.

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Originally Posted by La lamy View Post
I feel I may have had minor symptoms of COVID after I returned home from TV in March. I'm curious if I did, and would feel good knowing I was able to fight this terrible virus, but is it worth dishing out $400 for it?
If you are interested in being tested for COVID-19 with a highly sensitive and specific test the one offered by Roche has been given EUA approval by the FDA. EUA stands for, "Emergency Use Authorization". This test is covered by insurance as long a your physician prescribes testing. Since it has been developed by Roche and Labcorp is a devision of Roche it is certainly available through them but may also be available at Quest. If you generally go for blood testing at Quest just call to confirm. Here is the link if you wish to read about the test offered at Labcorp.

Roche - Roche’s COVID-19 antibody test receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization and is available in markets accepting the CE mark