Re:New Abbott SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has 99.90% specificit...
by e_y_ on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:55AM
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Although I think the WHO has been way too cryptic talking about the issues surrounding antibodies and immunity, I think the real questions are really around degrees of immunity.
It might be that 80% of people get antibodies and immunity, but 20% don't. Or some people get antibodies but it doesn't prevent them from being a carrier. Or the immunity is only partial, etc. And then there's the ADE stuff which is theoretical but scary.
It might be that 80% of people get antibodies and immunity, but 20% don't. Or some people get antibodies but it doesn't prevent them from being a carrier. Or the immunity is only partial, etc. And then there's the ADE stuff which is theoretical but scary.