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If you donate blood they do only 4th gen test on hiv or rna too ?
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Yes, both tests will be done. With 4th generation test only you can miss some cases of acute infection.
Answered 12/2/2021
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Both tests are done. Antibody test is done on individual samples and RNA test may be done on pool of samples from multiple donors.
Answered 12/3/2021
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