Summary
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Antibody Testing and Reopening Society
This segment is part of our Coronavirus Pandemic Series.
Facebook Live Q&A with Dr. Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH
Friday, May 15, 2020
With COVID-19 testing continuing to lag in the U.S., the extent to which the pandemic has spread in the country remains elusive. One hope to ascertain this spread is the use of antibody tests, which can help detect if an individual has already been exposed to COVID-19. Now available on the market, these tests may help health care professionals, researchers, government officials and the public alike as society begins to reopen. However, questions have emerged regarding the accuracy of the tests, as well as their role in ascertaining important factors such as future immunity.
In this Facebook Live Q&A, epidemiologist Michael Mina reviewed antibody testing in the U.S. and updated our viewers on other testing and contact tracing measures that will ultimately allow us to reopen society. The World’s Jonathan Dyer moderated.
Part of: Coronavirus Pandemic Series.
Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH
Image Credit: Image credit: iStock.com/Maksim Tkachenko
