groveChuck
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Here we go, wish us luck...
"As much of Florida starts reopening on a limited basis, about 200,000 antibody tests have arrived to determine who had the new coronavirus but wasn’t counted in the state’s tally of cases.
Antibody testing is different than the nasal swabs Florida has been doing at drive-thru and walk-up locations throughout the state and will help find mild or asymptomatic cases that were missed.
The University of Miami already has a study underway that suggests 6% of Miami-Dade County’s population has antibodies, which equates to about 165,000 residents. When those results were released on April 24, only about 10,600 people in Miami-Dade County had tested positive for coronavirus.
Preliminary results of another study showed that perhaps one-in-five residents of New York City has been exposed to the virus, a much higher number than diagnostic testing has shown.
The blood-based test checks for antibodies through a finger prick.
Scientists don’t know yet what level of protection antibodies could provide against the new coronavirus. While recovering from some viruses, such as the measles, confers lifelong immunity, people can be reinfected with other viruses, such as the common cold.
The World Health Organization has cautioned against basing decisions solely on antibody testing, also known as serological testing.
“Right now, we have no evidence that the use of a serological test can show that an individual has immunity or is protected from reinfection," said the WHO’s Dr. Maria van Kerkhove.
Most of Florida will reopen on a limited basis on Monday with restaurant dining rooms and shuttered retail establishments operating at 25% capacity. School classrooms, movie theaters, hair salons and gyms will remain closed. South Florida (Miami, Ft Lauderdale, W Palm Beach) was excluded from the order because it has a higher number of confirmed cases than the rest of the state.
As Florida reopens, the state needs to double testing to more than 32,000 tests a day."
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/corona...0200503-atb6lkashndv3jlxm4jk3d5mtm-story.html
Don't think I'll be going to a restaurant or movie for quite a while...
"As much of Florida starts reopening on a limited basis, about 200,000 antibody tests have arrived to determine who had the new coronavirus but wasn’t counted in the state’s tally of cases.
Antibody testing is different than the nasal swabs Florida has been doing at drive-thru and walk-up locations throughout the state and will help find mild or asymptomatic cases that were missed.
The University of Miami already has a study underway that suggests 6% of Miami-Dade County’s population has antibodies, which equates to about 165,000 residents. When those results were released on April 24, only about 10,600 people in Miami-Dade County had tested positive for coronavirus.
Preliminary results of another study showed that perhaps one-in-five residents of New York City has been exposed to the virus, a much higher number than diagnostic testing has shown.
The blood-based test checks for antibodies through a finger prick.
Scientists don’t know yet what level of protection antibodies could provide against the new coronavirus. While recovering from some viruses, such as the measles, confers lifelong immunity, people can be reinfected with other viruses, such as the common cold.
The World Health Organization has cautioned against basing decisions solely on antibody testing, also known as serological testing.
“Right now, we have no evidence that the use of a serological test can show that an individual has immunity or is protected from reinfection," said the WHO’s Dr. Maria van Kerkhove.
Most of Florida will reopen on a limited basis on Monday with restaurant dining rooms and shuttered retail establishments operating at 25% capacity. School classrooms, movie theaters, hair salons and gyms will remain closed. South Florida (Miami, Ft Lauderdale, W Palm Beach) was excluded from the order because it has a higher number of confirmed cases than the rest of the state.
As Florida reopens, the state needs to double testing to more than 32,000 tests a day."
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/corona...0200503-atb6lkashndv3jlxm4jk3d5mtm-story.html
Don't think I'll be going to a restaurant or movie for quite a while...