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If i've been sick for a week and i take the blood anti bodies test taken will it pick up if i have covid?
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COVID 19 testing: The posterior nasopharyngeal swab will be most accurate if you are actively ill with possible COVID 19.
Answered 10/26/2020
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Antibody testing: Early in the course of Covid19 and in many other infections, antibody tests often aren't yet positive. The antigen test and the genetic detection PCR test will.
Answered 10/20/2020
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