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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright
Testing is now open to basically anyone who wants it and has left their house in the last two weeks. My wife and I just got tested for Covid and Covid Antibodies yesterday because we are taking the baby to Des Moines to meet my in laws who are both immunocompromised. Thanks to the availibility of test (which is covered by all insurance) we can go visit family without any concern of transmitting the disease. That's how you eliminate a pandemic.
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Just remember, that a negative PCR test today, just means you were likely negative for infection 3-5 days ago. The sensitivity for the nasal-swab tests in the first few days is very low (especially if you are asymptomatic/pre-symptomatic). Likewise a negative antibody test means you were likely not infected 2 weeks ago. Neither of these tests will detect an infection that was contracted yesterday.
source: I run a hospital laboratory.