Coronavirus antibody tests will start Thursday
As Hawaii carefully considers reopening the economy, the first laboratory- based coronavirus antibody tests will begin Thursday to ascertain how many people have actually been infected in the islands.
Clinical Labs of Hawaii will start offering blood tests to detect the most common type of antibody — immunoglobulin G, or IgG — that develops about two weeks after COVID-19 infection. The presence of antibodies — proteins produced in the blood by the immune system to protect against viruses — generally means a person has immunity.
Antibody testing — which can be done by a finger prick — may be a game-changer in lifting restrictions and opening the state back up for business, said Lt. Gov. Josh Green.
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