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You may already be ill: how to get tested for antibodies to coronavirus without leaving your home

Now you can order a test for antibodies to coronavirus online even without a doctor’s prescription, writes Money Talks News.

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Want to know if you had a coronavirus infection at the beginning of the year? There are currently two companies offering antibody testing - everything you need can be purchased directly from their websites.

And even if your health care provider has not ordered a coronavirus antibody test for you, you can still get tested if you meet certain requirements.

Two diagnostic companies, Quest Diagnostics и LabCorpare collaborating with an independent network of PWNHealth physicians to make testing possible.

If you order an antibody test on the website of any of the companies, but you do not yet have an order for testing from a doctor, an independent doctor from PWNHealth will order it on your behalf.

An antibody test does not show if you have an active coronavirus infection. It checks your blood for a specific antibody called immunoglobulin G or IgG.

According to Quest Diagnostics:

“The human body produces IgG antibodies as part of the immune response to the virus. Typically, it takes 10 to 18 days to produce enough antibodies in the blood. "

On the subject: Coronavirus antibody test: why do you need to do it

To get an antibody test, you must meet certain criteria, such as not having new symptoms of COVID-10, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in the last 19 days.

Recent studies from New York to California show that millions of people could become infected with the coronavirus without realizing it.

Most of these people had no symptoms or were so mild that the infection went almost unnoticed.

If you belong to this group of infected people, you probably want to know about it. Although no one can say for sure, it is likely that past coronavirus infection will give you some immunity from reinfection.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has repeatedly stated his belief that people previously infected with coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least a certain period of time:

“We have not officially proved this, but it is likely that this is so. If it acts like any other virus, you won’t get infected after recovery. ”

As Money magazine notes, new antibody tests are not always reliable.

The publication contacted Quest and found out that two testing platforms are used: one with specificity from 98,5% to 99%, the other with specificity of 99,4%. (For example, a specificity of 98,5% would mean a 1,5% probability of a false result).

Indeed, earlier studies showed that of the 14 antibody tests, only three were consistently accurate.

However, testing can give you some peace of mind.

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The latest federal laws and directives from the Trump administration tend to require insurance companies, even private insurers, to cover coronavirus-related medical services. This includes antibody tests, according to federal centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

However, before rushing through one of these tests, talk to your insurance company. You may need to be tested at an approved facility.

Also note that Quest and LabCorp charge a small fee of around $ 10 on behalf of PWNHealth. However, this fee does not apply if your health care provider has ordered an antibody test for you.

For more information, visit Quest COVID-19 Immune Response or testing page LabCorp for IgG antibodies COVID-19.

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