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COVID-19 Antibody Testing Update: Elitza Theel, Ph.D.

Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of Mayo Clinic's Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, joins this episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast. Dr. Theel and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss advances in antibody testing for COVID-19, why this testing is impor

Episode 45 of the Answers from the Lab podcast, hosted by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, titled "COVID-19 Antibody Testing Update: Elitza Theel, Ph.D." was published on November 24, 2020 and runs 16 minutes.

November 24, 2020 ·16m · Answers from the Lab

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Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of Mayo Clinic's Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, joins this episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast. Dr. Theel and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss advances in antibody testing for COVID-19, why this testing is important, and how it is being used.

Episode Description

(01:07)
 Has the utility or the role of antibody testing changed or evolved in any way for you over the past months or since the pandemic began?

 

(04:06)
 What do we know about the antibody response to the virus and how is our knowledge grown in that area? I think one question that people have is do we all make antibodies to the virus and how long do those antibodies last, and will they protect us from re-infection?

 

(06:41)
 You mentioned briefly there's a neutralizing antibody test that recently received FDA emergency use authorization. Can you tell us a little bit about that and how you envision that test being used?

 

(10:33)
 Can we reach herd immunity based on natural infection alone?


(11:56)
 Once we have a vaccine, do you envision antibody testing being used to confirm that vaccination was successful? That people develop an antibody response because of the vaccine?

 

(14:10)
 And would you say, out of all the antibody tests, how many of them are spike — that detect antibodies to the spike protein? It's all of them, right?

Resources
COVID-19 Testing Resource Center

The Importance of Antibody Testing in Addressing COVID-19

COVID-19 Testing

Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Serology Testing
 
 

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