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Antibody testing for Coronavirus

Imperial College London released today the results of the largest home testing programme to find...

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15.36 13 Aug 2020


Antibody testing for Coronavirus


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15.36 13 Aug 2020


Imperial College London released today the results of the largest home testing programme to find antibodies for the Coronavirus. The study showed that 13 percent of people in London who had Covid-19 have developed antibodies. 

But just how important is antibody testing when it comes to fighting a pandemic?

Tom Dunne discussed this with one of the people behind the study, Graham Cooke, Research Professor of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London.


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