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Robert Peston
Peston
I am pleased that so many of you are deriving pleasure from the way that Jonathan Van Tam slapped down my question about whether a Chinese test for antibodies -
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Marilyn Heine
MarilynHeineMD
1/ Today’s @AmerMedicalAssn Advocacy Update:•@CDCgov updated its guidance on #COVID19 #antibody #testing https://tinyurl.com/y984stjv and is now more closely aligned with AMA antibody testing guidelines https://tinyurl
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Eric Topol
EricTopol
The antibody story to #COVID19 is not simple:1. Some people w/ infection don't develop much IgG (it's about level, not just 0|1)https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coronavirus-low-antibody-levels-raise-questions-about2. Pe
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Lauren Morello
lmorello_dc
Trump's physicians are being fairly aggressive with the drugs but they are still experimental treatments. There's only the barest of data out there on Regeneron's antibody cocktail; it's positive but
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Jon Deeks
deeksj
So where is the UK-Rapid Test Consortium AbC antibody test we are still waiting for?And where are the results from the PHE independent study? @Abingdonhealth have not responded to my
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Stefan Simanowitz
StefSimanowitz
Something big happened this week that may have passed you byMaybe it was meant toI've been reporting on the numerous #COVID19 scandals for last 5 months & but this one
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Robin Monotti
robinmonotti
"There is solid evidence emerging that COVID-19 patients are developing antibodies to the virus, as the human body does for most infectious pathogens."https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/what-do-antibody-tests-for-sars-cov-2-tell-us-
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Eric Feigl-Ding
DrEricDing
’FALSE POSITIVE’ ANTIBODY CONFUSION: there are 2 different types. 1) Classical false positive rate is when true negative people test +, aka 1-Specificity. 2) Another is low POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE,
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Yvonne Bailey 🪐
realYDB
The @MayorOfLA LIED to his constituents. He knew that the COVID-19 death rate in LA was not 4.3% and yet he put it out anyway to stoke fear. In today's
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jrbundren
jrbundren1
For those who don't know, I own a medical sale company. In an unprecedented time like we're living in now, it's extremely important for me to stay in contact with
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Tory Fibs
ToryFibs
ThreadClever trickery in Government promise of 100,000 tests a day•Target is 25,000 conventional tests a day. Not 25,000 persons tested but 25000 tests. That means a target of about 16000
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Jennifer Gunter
DrJenGunter
My understanding is the commercial antibody test has specificity issues. California dept public health is working with several partners to get an appropriate test. 1 Remember, sensitivity and specificity matter
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Laura Eismont
laura_eismont
In order for natural immunity to occur, it involves 2 different types of antibodies. For those that are curious as to the science behind this, I found my notes from
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Fergus Walsh
BBCFergusWalsh
Public Health England has approved an antibody test made by Roche, which might now be used to help determine how many people in UK has been infected with coronavirus.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52656808 This
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Soumya
skarlamangla
Having antibodies doesn't necessarily mean you're immune to the virus. We don't know enough yet to say what kind of immunity antibodies provide or long that immunity lasts. These tests
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Ross Stalker 🇪🇺🔶🏳️🌈🍊🍊🍊
ross_stalker
The thing about COVID-19 long term immunity is that it's not just about how long the antibodies persist for but also how useful the antibodies are in preventing re-infection. Just
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