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April 2, 2020

What is serological testing? Why should we care about it?

Testing and Contact Tracing
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA

A: With serological (aka blood) testing, we can learn: (1) The true scope of COVID spread; (2) Who exhibits immunity; (3) How to best develop (promising!) blood-based treatments from COVID survivors.

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