Coronavirus Pandemic Update 54: COVID-19 Antibody vs. PCR Testing; When to Relax Social Distancing?

COVID-19 Update 54 with critical care specialist Roger Seheult, MD of https://www.medcram.com/?utm_source=Y...

Production of COVID-19 antibody test kits are ramping up - there are over 70 companies producing them. Antibody tests could be one of the keys to eventually easing social distancing restrictions and allowing schools and businesses to re-open. Unfortunately, only one antibody test is FDA approved at this time, and the approval of each company will take some time. Dr. Seheult illustrates how antibody tests and PCR-RT tests for COVID-19 work on the cellular level, and he discusses potential coronavirus vaccine challenges.

Links referenced in this video:

Johns Hopkins Tracker - https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/ap...

Worldometer - https://www.worldometers.info/coronav...

IHME Projections - https://covid19.healthdata.org/

HYDRO4COVID - https://www.hydro4covid.com

NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health...

WWMT - https://wwmt.com/news/coronavirus/fea...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/ny...

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/sea...

Journal of Infectious Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?t...

NHS - https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/r...


Some previous videos from this series (visit MedCram.com for the full series):
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Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Ivermectin Treatment; Does COVID-19 Attack Hemoglobin?:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Iverm...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 51: State by State Projections; Ultrasound to Diagnose COVID19 Pneumonia:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 51: State...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 50: Dip in Daily New Deaths; Research on Natural Killer Cells & COVID-19:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 50: Dip i...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 49: New Data on COVID-19 vs Other Viral Infections (Ventilator Outcomes):    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 49: New D...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 48: Curve Flattening in California, PPE in the ICU, Medication Trials:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 48: Curve...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 47: Searching for Immunity Boosters & Possible Lessons From Spanish Flu:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 47: Searc...  
-Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can H...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Sharing Ventilators, More on Sleep, Immunity, & COVID-19 Prevention    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Shari...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful?    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss ...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 43: Shortages, Immunity, & Can a TB Vaccine (BCG) Help Prevent COVID-19?    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 43: Short...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 42: Immunity to COVID-19 and is Reinfection Possible?    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 42: Immun...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 41: Shelter In Place, FDA Investigates Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 41: Shelt...  
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 40: Ibuprofen and COVID-19 (are NSAIDs safe?), trials of HIV medications:    • Coronavirus Pandemic Update 40: Ibupr...  
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Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

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