FDA Evaluates 5 More COVID-19 Antibody Tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, together with the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, have been independently evaluating serology tests that detect the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The post-recovery tests will be especially helpful for people who think they had COVID-19 but weren't able to get a diagnostic test for the virus while they were infected.