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Sen Tim Kaine and his wife have tested positive for antibodies to coronavirus. (Original Post) kpete May 2020 OP
Needs to be seen malaise May 2020 #1
From what I've heard about the antibody testing it means nothing. milestogo May 2020 #2
If the test is true (and not a false positive) it means your immune system Merlot May 2020 #3
At least he states that at the end of the letter. 2naSalit May 2020 #5
This could be proof that the "antibodies" testing is seriously flawed FakeNoose May 2020 #4
Now the "antibodies" test says they do have immunity of some kind. 2naSalit May 2020 #7
Some tests are more accurate than others. bamagal62 May 2020 #6
we need INSTANT results HOME TESTING RussBLib May 2020 #8

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
2. From what I've heard about the antibody testing it means nothing.
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:50 AM
May 2020

It doesn't mean you're immune, and it doesn't mean you're contagious.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
3. If the test is true (and not a false positive) it means your immune system
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:53 AM
May 2020

fought off the virus once if you didn't get sick. That's pretty much all you know.

2naSalit

(86,874 posts)
5. At least he states that at the end of the letter.
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:45 PM
May 2020

This will be with us for some time. I am resigned to wearing a mask for over a year now. I think Ill stock up on them soon.

FakeNoose

(32,833 posts)
4. This could be proof that the "antibodies" testing is seriously flawed
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:56 AM
May 2020

Senator Kaine is saying that he and his wife had the flu in January. Then they got something else that they thought was flu again, or maybe it was Covid-19. I guess we'll never know since the Senator and his wife weren't tested for Covid-19.

Now the "antibodies" test says they do have immunity of some kind. Does that mean they actually had Coronavirus? Maybe - nobody knows, the tests could be flawed. But the government is counting these tests anyway because it fits their agenda nicely.



2naSalit

(86,874 posts)
7. Now the "antibodies" test says they do have immunity of some kind.
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:51 PM
May 2020

It does not.

The Senator even says so in the letter. There is no certainty that antibodies mean any kind of immunity with this virus. And the tests have shown to be unreliable so there is no certainty of anything other than they probably had it during one of those episodes of illness... if the antigen test is to be trusted. Given the anecdotal evidence, they probably had it the second time around. Let's hope that if they did have it, it was only once. If they had it twice, there will be no escape for our species.

bamagal62

(3,274 posts)
6. Some tests are more accurate than others.
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:50 PM
May 2020

Which test(s) were they given? The previous SARS corona virus in 2003 can give us some hope that antibodies mean immunity for some time. We just don’t know enough about this virus. But, if I am given a reliable antibody test and it proves positive, it will certainly make me a little less stressed out.

RussBLib

(9,044 posts)
8. we need INSTANT results HOME TESTING
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:56 PM
May 2020

so everyone can feel (relatively) confident about getting "out" again.

Why is that so hard in the "greatest country in the history of the world"?

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