Has anyone done an antibody test?

[Rhayader]

I sent off my gov finger prick antibody test on Friday last week and the website said that results come between 3 and 7 days. I’m wondering if anyone else has had to wait much longer?

It’s obviously not urgent as I don’t need to self isolate like with an antigen test but I’m curious to know.

How do you get hold of one? Thank you.

Mine came through in about 3 days.
This was about 3 weeks ago.

I did the £39 ome from Testing for All. I was surprised it was negative. But then I think I had it in March, so if I did antibodies may have gone. Or maybe In didnt have it...really wished I'd been able to test earlier!

@Crumpety I registered on the website saying my nhs number and my job and after a few weeks they asked me to do a test. I think it’s for certain occupations.

Thanks @OldAndWornOut

Yes took test as part of a study. Pretty sure I had the virus back in March but a few months later when I took the antibody test there were no antibodies. I have heard the antibodies don’t last long which may not bode well for vaccines.

Which study are you in @SheeshazAZ09?

Unrelated to this, my household has also been asked to do a 10 minute rapid finger prick test AND and intravenous test for the Virus Watch study that we are a part of.

I think the vaccine response is better thankfully. The antibody test doesn’t measure T cell response, so maybe underestimating immunity.
I work I a secondary school do wonder if my occupation might be included @Rhayader? Thank you.

Yes I think it’s healthcare, social care and education. @Crumpety

www.gov.uk/register-coronavirus-antibody-test

I’ve also been asked to do an antibody test as part of the Virus Watch study in the “coming weeks”. Currently no reason to think I’ve had the virus but it will be interesting to find out the results (and I’m a doddle to get blood from so win win!).

I’m doing the Scottish government study of education workers. My results came in two days.

My sister has regular antibody tests (she works in a hospital) and is still showing antibodies,she contracted the virus back in March and wasn't that ill.

Oh it says in England that you have to work in social care, so I can’t request a test I don’t think.

There was anither thread I posted on when I got my results. It seems some people who actually tested positive in march/april still had antibodies but many didn't. Often women if I remember correctly?

I did antibody test about 1 month ago. I’d never had any symptoms, so not surprisingly it was Negative, it took 1 week to come back.

I have since tested positive for covid just last week!

Took 8 days for me.

You can buy an antibody test, but I wouldn't know who to buy from.
I think they start at around £50.

Are you ok KriKay?

That's good your government are doing that fuckweasel. I can't imagine ours bothering

@OldAndWornOut £39 from TestingForAll was the cheapest I found it. Very efficient.

I know the finger prick ones weren't so accurate, don't know if that's changed. They were licensed for intravenous blood. We had ours done at work and we were all negative. None of us thought we had had it though.

Yep theres been a change since the ones that were withdrawn (which was why I didnt do it earlier).

www.gov.uk/register-coronavirus-antibody-test If you work in education you can still register. They've just not updated the first page. Saying that I registered a month ago and haven't heard anything back.

With all the new research about t-cells providing more lasting immunity and antibodies either not being produced or waning quickly I wonder if they’ll develop a t-cell test?

My did had the finger prick test at home.
She thought she had covid in December
No antibodies

I ordered the kit on Thursday it came Saturday. Sent back Monday and had the results the next day. I had antibodies and think I had it in March as lost my taste and smell