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My test results came back NEGATIVE. This means one of three things: 1) I did not have coronavirus (highly unlikely) 2) The antibody test is tracing a mutated version of the virus than what I had in Jan 3) Antibodies don’t stay in the body after 4 months & won’t provide immunityhttps://twitter.com/andrewkimmel/status/1258436032506155011 …
Stated with my lab results: “...the duration of time antibodies are present post-infection is not well characterized. At this time, it is unknown for how long antibodies persist following infection and if the presence of antibodies confers protective immunity...”
“...Individuals may have detectable virus by molecular testing present for several weeks following seroconversion. Negative results do not preclude acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.” It’s been four months since I was ill with all symptoms.
What was the purpose of the test again? ;)
To see if I had antibodies to the virus
You could have just had the flu or a cold.
I got swabbed (yes, q-tip into brain) for flu and strep - both negative. Told I had a viral respiratory infection aka a coronavirus
Or 4) The test result was a false negative, which has been happening frequently with antibody tests due to the FDA’s lack of oversight and loosening of its requirements with respect to these tests.
Quest uses the Abbott & the Euroimmun tests. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/eua-authorized-serology-test-performance …pic.twitter.com/afebM4RpMM
I have read that some/many of the antibody tests are not FDA approved. I remember 2 or 3 weeks ago, FDA allowed companies to release tests with only self-verification, NOT FDA verification of accuracy. Is it possible it’s a false negative?
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