The Efficacy of Antibody Tests
Researchers are hopeful that the Covid-19 antibody tests may help the UK control the pandemic. But the WHO has expressed doubts over the efficacy of the tests. The purpose of these antibody tests is to find out if someone has suffered the coronavirus. However, experts say that the tests may not prove effective if the sufferer won't be infected again. Aside from the testing co-ordinator of the UK has issued warnings to avoid buying private tests. In the UK, the government has spent more than 3.5 million dollars on these experiments but has found no working solution. Therefore, no test has been approved yet. According to Professor John Newton, people should avoid buying the private service unless a working solution is approved. He further says that this work is productive and a breakthrough is round the corner. The efforts will soon result in a serology test that can help measure the degree of antibodies found in the blood plasma. Therefore, taking unproven tests is not a good id