Antibody testing could today be playing a vital role

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 IgG anti-spike antibodies is powerful for interpreting immunity status

Lockdown-easing in the UK comes with caution with officials urging the use of NHS COVID passes. With the UK Prime Minister and the Chief Executive of UK Health Security Agency alluding to immunity status and antibody testing as important considerations for managing risks, Abingdon Health can see challenges in the UK’s COVID pass system which currently doesn't include neutralising IgG antibody testing.

In this article we discuss why antibody tests can fill the gap in antigen test and vaccine only COVID strategies. Confirming the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG anti-spike antibodies, which neutralise the virus’ ability to penetrate and infect human cells, is powerful for interpreting an individual’s and a population’s immunity status