The problem with antibody testing is that it takes time to produce antibodies. I think we need to put effort towards something else for now when it comes to focusing on finding ways to test lots of people.
Not just work. Life. It’s not about work. It’s about whole humanity.
No, I don't think we should be doing antibody testing at this point to let people get back to life.
Literally ... 'experts' do it all the time.
If they have antibodies why not?
Having antibodies doesn't mean they aren't able to spread it. Not having antibodies doesn't mean they aren't able to spread it.
No I think Trump is an a**hole for recommending malaria drugs because he says “what’ve you got to lose”, and for trying to hoard the exports of masks for people who really need them, and for not testing enough.
They need to test regardless...to separate the common cold cases from the covid cases, figure out who’s had it but didn’t know it and is not infectious anymore, and those more likely to be asymptomatic carriers.
What policy do you want in place with the antibody test?
But not for months on end. The damage is going to be massive and ongoing. Just think of the landfills alone right now. The kids not playing with other kids, not getting hugs, not learning to share. The fear and paranoia about human contact. The economic fallout, the domestic violence, the suicide...etc. That’s not caring. So that’s why I am saying don’t just swallow whole everything the experts say. Experts can exploit situations, too. It’s not like experts have never exploited a crisis for political and authoritarian purposes before...or manipulated stats for a certain angle.
Test people who have recovered from any kind of “cold” recently to see if they have covid antibodies.
And then if they do?
Then why should they need to be isolated? Can they not test for immunity?
“History is dramatic license, covertly-financed with a sprinkling of gold dust from the newly-enthroned.”
They could have had a cold then and be infectious with SARS-CoV-2 now.