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They're planning to do exactly that in some (probably many) countries. But the antibody tests are just being developed and might be ready in the next weeks for
by fabian2k 7y ago
They're planning to do exactly that in some (probably many) countries. But the antibody tests are just being developed and might be ready in the next weeks for larger scales. But you need to do this properly to get a representative sample, which takes a bit of time.
- rubidium 7y agoWho is planning to do that? Any info available on that? I understand the need for a proper study, just surprised we're not seeing more on this.
- evandijk70 7y agoThe Dutch blood bank, Sanquin, is currently running a study now for 10,000 blood donors, to see if the Netherlands is close to achieving 'herd immunity'
- Agathos 7y agoGermany: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-mulls-mass-testing-for-coronavirus-immunity-report/a-52940096 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-mulls-mass-testing-for-coronav... The original report from Friday, auf Deutsch: https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/coronavirus-grosse-antikoerper-studie-soll-immunitaet-der-deutschen-feststellen-a-c8c64a33-5c0f-4630-bd73-48c17c1bad23 https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/coronavirus-gros...