COVID-19 Antibodies Testing

COVID-19 Antibodies Testing

While it’s obvious you can and should be tested for COVID-19 if you are showing symptoms of the infection, did you know antibodies have been found to be biomarkers in infectious disease diagnosis? Antibodies develop after you’ve been exposed to infections. Studies on SARS-CoV2 have shown IgG antibodies appear after 8 days. This means, testing your body’s antibody response is the only way to determine if you’ve had a COVID-19 infection with few or no symptoms.

MORE INFORMATION ON COVID-19

• The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
• The virus is thought to spread through respiratory droplets of people in close contact.
• Those respiratory droplets can either land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or be inhaled into the lungs. A person could also catch COVID-19 by touching a surface that has droplets with the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, thus ingesting those virus droplets.

WHO SHOULD BE TESTED FOR ANTIBODIES?

Everyone should have this test done, even if you are not experiencing symptoms, as most COVID-19 patients don’t show symptoms. Additionally, it would be helpful to know if you have been previously exposed. Lastly, if you have tested positive to the virus previously, the antibody test will help you know if you’ve developed antibodies.

Facts about the Vibrant COVID-19 Panel

Our COVID-19 panel is a highly sensitive and accurate for viral antibodies.

This test was developed and validated according to FDA EUA requirements. This test does not require confirmation by CDC prior to reporting results.

The COVID-19 antibody test looks specifically for IgG antibodies against the spike proteins and 4 viral antigens of Covid-19 that will help assess your immunity against this novel virus.