Checking blood for coronavirus antibodies – 3 questions answered about serological tests and immunity
Testing blood provides answers about who has been infected. Sean Gallup/Getty Images News via Getty Images By Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan and Daniel Stadlbauer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Coronavirus testing in the United States is moving into a new phase as scientists begin looking into people’s blood for signs they’ve been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This technique is called serological testing. Virologist Daniel Stadlbauer helped develop a serological test to detect SARS-CoV-2…