covid-19 antibody testing
5280 Drug Testing has secured a limited number of COVID-19 Antibody Tests and are offering testing for $115 per test.
Scheduled testing will begin the first week of May, 2020. You must pre-register to get on the testing list.
Test kits will be reserved on a first-come/ first-served basis, so PRE-REGISTER BELOW as we expect a HUGE DEMAND and supplies are limited during this initial opportunity.
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED: No walk in's will be accepted. Pre-register below.
Scheduled testing will begin the first week of May, 2020. You must pre-register to get on the testing list.
Test kits will be reserved on a first-come/ first-served basis, so PRE-REGISTER BELOW as we expect a HUGE DEMAND and supplies are limited during this initial opportunity.
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED: No walk in's will be accepted. Pre-register below.
TESTING WILL NOT BE DONE ON PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY SYMPTOMATIC.
All clients will have their temperature checked and will be evaluated for symptoms prior to testing.
MASKS MUST BE WORN TO TESTING SITE.
All clients will have their temperature checked and will be evaluated for symptoms prior to testing.
MASKS MUST BE WORN TO TESTING SITE.
WHAT IS COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING?
- This test is not the nasal swab used to determine active infection. This antibody test is a finger stick blood test used to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in the blood. The blood test is used to determine if you have previously been exposed or may be an asymptomatic carrier of the virus.
- The IgG/ IgM COVID-19 antibody test determines the presence of a protein created by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as the COVID-19 corona virus. Results are provided within 3-7 minutes.
- Clinical trials for our test kits report an efficacy rate of 99.6%, however there are some limitations. False negatives can occur if the client is tested too soon following a suspected exposure, therefore we recommend that all clients wait at least 14 days following any symptoms, like fever, cough or shortness of breath, to get the antibody test.
- IgM antibodies are produced within 3-5 days following COVID-19 infection. Once infected, they are produced rapidly, maintained for a short period of time and disappear quickly. A POSITIVE IgM result can be an indicator of an acute or recent infection. Clients with a + IgM should be isolated immediately and follow current quarantine protocol as they may still be contagious, regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms.
- IgG antibodies are produced within 8 days after a COVID-19 infection but remain for a long time and disappear slowly. A POSITIVE IgG result in blood is an indicator of current or previous infection. Symptomatic clients with a + IgG should be isolated immediately and follow current quarantine protocol.
- Those with + antibodies are considered to have immunity to the virus allowing for a quicker re-entry into society.
- This test is designed as a screening tool. Positive IgG/IgM screens may be followed up by lab testing, as needed, to confirm the positive result.
- Those who have completely recovered from COVID-19 may have immune-boosting antibodies in their plasma—called “convalescent plasma”—that could be used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients. The Food and Drug Administration is allowing the transfusion of convalescent plasma as an investigational treatment. If you screen positive for COVID-19 antibodies, please consider contacting Vitalant Denver to see fill out a pre-screening form to if you are eligible to donate plasma.
- Clients with positive antibodies will receive a certificate stating that date and time of the test. This certificate may be used to provide employers, schools and other agencies with evidence of your immunity.