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ONS changing the information you get for the antibody blood tests:-
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You will be used to getting your antibody results as “positive”, or “negative”. This is how the test was approved early in the pandemic before vaccines were developed and is very accurate at identifying people who have or have not had COVID-19.
In future, we will tell you whether your finger prick blood test is negative, positive, or positive at a higher level for antibodies.
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Funnily enough my latest blood test results just came through:-
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The blood sample taken on 06/03/2022 from the participant born on XX/XX/XXXX was positive for antibodies at a higher level.
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No great surprise as the corresponding PCR was positive so I had an ongoing infection.
Not exactly sure how useful this is. In every previous blood test I've been positive for antibodies, but then I never had a blood test prior to having my first vaccination. I'd also never tested positive for Covid before this most recent test, but that doesn't mean I didn't have it early on (especially after coming back from skiing in Austria in Feb 2020).
Anyway, as they keep saying, it's a population wide study not a testing programme for individuals so I can't expect anything else. Also the £75 we get each month (£25 each) for being part of the study is being donated straight to DEC Ukraine.
Also haven't yet heard whether we're going to be staying in the study or not. ONS is looking to downsize (probably because of a reduction in funding) and supposedly letting us know soon.