Antibody Tests available to Zoe App Users

[GiantGoose]

Just a heads up in case anyone is interested, I just registered to receive a free home Covid antibody testing kit due to being a Zoe Covid app user.
Link below
www.gov.uk/register-coronavirus-antibody-test

Negative here, despite a positive PCR in December - hopefully there's some antibodies from my 2 x vaccines instead!
Posted yesterday am and results came through this evening.

Do the lancets not work once you have tried them once. My mum tried to do the test on me. Used all 3 lancets and no blood at all. Think my skin is too tough to puncture!

@hellsbells99 they are single use, you have to press the tube part down quite hard before you “fire” it. I messed my first one up and called 119 and they said just go on the website and sign up again.

I posted mine at 2.30 yesterday and it’s just been delivered to the lab. Fingers crossed for a quick result!

Thanks Littleone638

@JammyDodgersandPeas

Negative here, despite a positive PCR in December - hopefully there's some antibodies from my 2 x vaccines instead! Posted yesterday am and results came through this evening.

That's worrying...but ties in with what the experts are saying about confirmed cases where people have had it twice!

I wonder if they will do a similar population survey for antibodies from vaccines, to see how they are holding up in the real world. (I know there are other research studies specifically for these).

Just done mine, found it quite easy to get blood (but I tend to bleed like mad for tiny injuries so maybe no surprise)
Got dh to do the lancets though, and I have one finger bruised and second finger still bleeding badly. I probably didn't totally need the second finger, as it was nearly up to 400 line, but I wanted to make sure.

HazelnutFlat I thought I read on the application something along the lines that those who've had their vaccines may be asked to do a different test.

Did mine yesterday at 2:30pm, caught the 3pm post and just got my results (text) now. Super speedy.

Negative which was to be expected (not that I've been a hermit, got children at nursery etc., but not had any significant Covid symptoms).

Would be interesting to do a vaccine antibodies test as well.

@hellsbells99

Do the lancets not work once you have tried them once. My mum tried to do the test on me. Used all 3 lancets and no blood at all. Think my skin is too tough to puncture!

Trick to using the lancets is to have your hand face up on a flat solid surface (like a table) and press down hard before hitting the fire button...

My issue was stopping the bleed ... the water/exercise/warm water was amazing. Now I know what to do next time I go for a good test!

I struggled to get enough blood on my first go, even though I did it straight after a shower, however on my second try I put my hand under the tap on as hot as I could stand and I got the required amount of blood with no effort, I didn’t even need to squeeze, it just poured out. Less than ideal when I’d filled the tube and was still bleeding everywhere though. 🙈

Anyone else ended up with bruises on the ends of their fingers? I've been telling dh that he assaulted me and left bruises.

@MargaretThursday

Anyone else ended up with bruises on the ends of their fingers? I've been telling dh that he assaulted me and left bruises.

Yes, it’s bloody sore too.

Got my results back within 24 hours.

Thank you for doing a coronavirus (COVID-19) antibody test.

No antibodies were found in your blood sample.

This means it’s unlikely you’ve had COVID-19 in the last 6 months.

It’s important to keep following coronavirus advice.

This test only looked for antibodies from an infection, rather than antibodies made after the vaccination.

I sent mine off Thursday afternoon but no results yet.

I hope I did it all ok/ that they arrived ok. I didn't think to keep a note of the bar code number.

It's not a test I particularly want to redo.

Mine came back in about 36 hours - positive! I'm pretty sure I had it in March 2020 so I'm surprised but actually quite delighted. With natural antibodies and two jabs, I'm feeling quite chipper..

Mine came back negative, not totally surprised but a little disappointed, although it was hugely unlikely I’d had it in the last six months I wondered if I might have some antibodies hanging about from possible infection last year!

I just got my results.

Positive for antibodies.

I had confirmed Covid in January and was fairly ill so being positive for antibodies was expected.

I'm glad they're still there. Actual antibodies plus 2 vaccine doses seems pretty good.
It's about the only plus side of having had the illness!

@Littleone638

Mine came back negative, not totally surprised but a little disappointed, although it was hugely unlikely I’d had it in the last six months I wondered if I might have some antibodies hanging about from possible infection last year!

Same here. I'm pretty sure I haven't had it unless I had it in March 2020, where it's unlikely antibodies are still around for that long.

Mine came back negative. I was very ill April 2020 and had to have lots of antibiotics ( obviously no dr would see me, so had to send samples off to the lab to get right ones) so I did wonder if I had covid then, or even if I did whether it would be too long ago.

Thanks for this, DH and I have done. DH tested positive a few months ago, mine came back negative, hoping DH's will be positive. No idea how I didn't catch it off him.

Negative here

Can I just check the comment above please? Does the kit via this link shoe both covid and vaccine antibodies? I thought it wss just the former
Thanks!

@sleepwouldbenice sorry, I see my comment was a bit misleading. I’m actually in a different study which differentiates between antibodies from Covid and those from the vaccine, though the technique is the same.

No antibodies . I was worried about doing the test and first finger got no blood but second wouldn’t stop !