<p>More than 350,000 Americans have confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19. That&#8217;s just confirmed. Millions more may have the virus as well &#8212; testing is sporadic at best &#8212; and some who contract SARS-CoV-2 will never have a single symptom.</p>
<p>But testing to find out who HAS the virus will soon be far less important as testing for who has HAD the virus.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some of you could have had it already,&#8221; Dr. David Agus, a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California, said Tuesday on &#8220;The Howard Stern Show.&#8221; &#8220;There will be a test soon to see who has immunity, who had the virus. That test should come out over the next several days, and that will be key to understanding what&#8217;s happening in the country.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already begun preliminary studies to try to find out how many Americans have already been infected with the virus.</p>
<p>&#8220;The first, which has already begun, will be looking at blood samples from people never diagnosed as a case in some of the nation’s Covid-19 hot spots, to see how widely the virus circulated,&#8221; <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/04/cdc-launches-studies-to-get-more-precise-count-of-undetected-covid-19-cases/">STAT</a> reported on Saturday. &#8220;Later, a national survey, using samples from different parts of the country, will be conducted. A third will look at special populations — health care workers are a top priority — to see how widely the virus has spread within them. Bresee said the CDC hopes to start the national survey in the summer; he gave no timeline for the health workers study.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also authorized the first blood test, known as a serology test, to look for antibodies in the blood.  Cellex Inc., a medical device company based in North Carolina, says the test could help physicians determine how widespread the virus is and the duration of immunity for people after they recover.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">“Based on the totality of scientific evidence available to FDA, it is reasonable to believe that your product may be effective in diagnosing COVID-19,&#8221;  FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton wrote in a <a class="class" href="https://www.fda.gov/media/136622/download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">letter</a> to James Li, CEO of Cellex. “The known and potential benefits of your product when used for diagnosing COVID-19 outweigh the known and potential risks of your product.”</p>
<p>Having antibodies in the blood means that that person likely &#8212; though not definitely &#8212; had the virus and, for at least a period of time, will have some immunity. That means testing for antibodies could help identify who can safely return to the workforce.</p>
<p>&#8220;Your body likely starts making antibodies against the coronavirus between seven and 21 days after you’re infected,&#8221; Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, told <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/cdc-tests-coronavirus-antibodies-immunity-questions-answered/">Mother Jones</a>. &#8220;Those initial antibodies typically stick around in your system for about three months, while other antibodies take a little longer to develop and will likely be found in your blood years after you’ve had COVID-19.</p>
<p>“Their levels go down gradually,” Racaniello said. “But there will always be a low level in the blood that you can detect for years and years after infection.”</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Assistant Health Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir said Monday that testing will be easy.</p>
<p>&#8220;When we get to the next phase, it will be a combination of the kind of tests we do now plus serologic tests which is a drop of blood, it&#8217;s very, very quick. They will tell you if you&#8217;ve been exposed to the virus. That&#8217;s very important as we think about reopening the country and the economy.&#8221;</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">&#8220;If you&#8217;ve had the virus, in all probability, you are safe and immune. For the serologic test we&#8217;re very optimistic,&#8221; the admiral said. &#8220;I&#8217;m personally very optimistic that by May, we&#8217;re going to have these in very large quantities.'&#8221;</p>

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