Top White House medical expert, Dr Deborah Birx, said the US hopes to roll out an antibody test within the next 10-14 days as a potential means to get millions of Americans back to work. During an interview on Good Morning America, Birx was asked if she believes the lockdowns across the US would last … Read more
Top White House medical expert, Dr Deborah Birx, said the US hopes to roll out an antibody test within the next 10-14 days as a potential means to get millions of Americans back to work. During an interview on Good Morning America, Birx was asked if she believes the lockdowns across the US would last … Read more
Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo. Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more
Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo. Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled a test that would determine whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. This type of test, which is known as a serology test, looks for antibodies against the new virus in the blood. Health officials say the test could help scientists understand how … Read more
England’s chief medical officer played down the prospects of a swift lifting of the coronavirus lockdown today. Professor Chris Whitty said that discussions about moving on to the next stage of the response to the pandemic would be premature until the nation has passed the peak number of deaths. He downplayed reports that this figure … Read more
The UK’s chief of coronavirus testing has revealed that none of the antibody kits bought by the Government are good enough to use. Professor John Newton, director of health improvement at Public Health England, said the tests were not accurate enough on people who had only had mild illnesses. The tests, which reveal whether someone … Read more
The UK’s chief of coronavirus testing has revealed that none of the antibody kits bought by the Government are good enough to use. Professor John Newton, director of health improvement at Public Health England, said the tests were not accurate enough on people who had only had mild illnesses. The tests, which reveal whether someone … Read more
BioSure’s chief executive revealed the firm was ‘ready to go’ but had been snubbed Britain’s testing fiasco deepened today after an Essex-based maker of antibody fingerprick kits claimed Public Health England bosses won’t even ‘look’ at them because they are DIY. BioSure’s chief executive revealed the firm – which already makes HIV tests – was … Read more
Andorra (population 77,000) orders 150,000 antibody tests from South Korea – enough to test the entire population twice The Pyrenees micro-state plans to screen the entire population within weeks Andorra’s health minister says the Korean-made tests are ‘absolutely reliable’ Antibody tests can detect who has developed immunity to the coronavirus By Tim Stickings For Mailonline … Read more