Gov antibody test

[Kittyswhiskers]

Just been offered one as I work for the nhs. It says my kit will arrive in 5 days. Does anyone know if this shows the vaccine has caused me to produce antibodies, or just whether I’ve been exposed to the virus already?
I am double jabbed.

The one I had only showed antibodies from the actual virus.

Was this one from the government that you do at home?

I've done a government one as a user of Zoe...it was just to check if you'd had the virus, the vaccine didn't make any difference.

Just the virus. Specifically says having the vaccine has no impact on results.

Thanks, I’ve missed that - where does it tell you this? Maybe in the kit which I haven’t got yet?

It told me when I got the results that I had no antibodies from having the virus, but it wouldn't show the vaccine antibodies. I had had the vaccine by then and it didn't affect it at all.

I just had my result for the government one and the result literally says:

Antibodies were found in your blood sample. This means it's likely you've had COVID-19 in the last 6 months, or had the vaccine.

Good news I've got antibodies but I was bit disappointed it wouldn't differentiate whether from vax or infection

I think a thread the other day said it had changed from looking for nucleocapsid antibodies (ie infection) to both, which is a shame. I've just sent mine off today & was disappointed to read this.

Just the virus. It was a government one.

It sounds like it’s changed then to the virus and the e vaccine. I don’t mind either way I was just interested to know if I had the virus myself prior to vaccines. Be good to know I have antibodies though.

Me too

Just returning to this - I got my results but it just says positive for antibodies either through infection or vaccination. Shame, I would like to have known. Nice to have antibodies though (5.5 months since 2nd vaccination).

Mine says the same.
I had my second vaccination in May due to pregnancy. I’m ever so relieved, wherever the antibodies are from I’m glad I have them!!