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Think it cost like $42?
Yes. I’m in a U.K. government study and have my antibodies tested monthly as part of a national sample to help estimate national immunity and the waning of protection of vaccination over time.
My parents and in-laws are also part of a national scheme (the name is something like UK Biodome?) so it could be the same scheme. Interestingly of the three people I know who are all double vaccinated and taking part in the antibody testing, only 2 came back as having antibodies so I believe it's a good idea to be testing and researching on a national basis. (The scheme my parents are part of is much broader than Covid and aims to track anonymous medical info across broad groups of the population).
I definitely agree on the testing front: I wish it was policy to test antibodies after the second jab so that people could have, say, an early booster or a third shot if 2 jabs haven’t stimulated a response. Was the person who hadn’t responded advised to do anything extra re vaccination do you know, or is a failure on the vaccines factored in to the target national vaccination % coverage? It must be an interesting, if frustrating, job tracking health markers at such a big picture level!
Why bother?
I'm not aware of any reason to get myself tested.
If you test negative you could contract the virus 2 minutes later just by breathing air, so why bother?
I'll spend that $42 on N95 masks.
No.If you are vaccinated shouldn't it come back +? . Wouldn't you like to know?
No.
Again, why bother?
AFAIC getting vaccinated is the only thing that matters.
If I'm wrong I welcome hearing why I should get an antibody test.
If it's just to satisfy curiosity, then Pfffft.
To be sure the vaccine is still effective after 6 months?
My understanding is that a covid anitbody test does not indicate level of immunity for anyone -and- that a covid vaccination will trigger a positive result for some antibody tests, but not all (depending on what the test is looking for in its determination).
Shouldn't all vaccinated people test positive?My understanding is that a covid anitbody test does not indicate level of immunity for anyone -and- that a covid vaccination will trigger a positive result for some antibody tests, but not all (depending on what the test is looking for in its determination).
Shouldn't all vaccinated people test positive?