UArizona expanding antibody testing to support research efforts

There is still so much that is unknown about COVID-19, as well as the antibodies left behind in someone who's been infected.

THERE IS STILL SO MUCH UNKNOWNABOUT COVID-19 -- AND THEANTIBODIES LEFT BEHIND INSOMEONE WHO'S BEEN INFECTED4:06-4:20 - "WE DON'T KNOWENOUGH ABOUT THE VIRUS YET TOKNOW HOW LONG THOSE ANTIBODIESWILL LAST AND PROTECT YOU FROMANOTHER INFECTION.

WE DON'TKNOW WHAT LEVEL OF ANTIBODYRESPONSE IS NECESSARY TO BEPROTECTED." BY EXPANDING ON(WHO CAN GET A FREE ANTIBODYTEST IN THE STATE, RESEARCHERSAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAARE HOPING TO ANSWER SOME VERYIMPORTANT QUESTIONS 9:18-9:28- "THE MOST CRITICAL QUESTIONTHAT WE'RE ASKING WITH ARIZONAHEROES STUDY IS HOW LONG YOUIMMUNITY TO COVID-19 LASTS."JEFF BURGESS WHO IS WORKINGON THE ARIZONA HEROES STUDYSAYS THEY NEED FOUR THOUSANDPARTICIPANTS - HALF WITHCOVID-19 ANTIBODIES THEOTHER HALF WITHOUT THEY'REBRINGING IN SOME OF THESEPARTICIPANTS THROUGH ANTIBODYTESTING EARLIER THIS YEAR -THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERED WITHTHE STATE TO TEST HEALTHCAREWORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERSFOR COVID-19 ANTIBODIES TODETERMINE WHETHER THEY'D BEENEXPOSED NOW RESEARCHERS HAVEBROADENED (WHO CAN GET THISTEST 14:25-14:33 - "WE AREINTERESTED IN ESSENTIALWORKERS OF ALL TYPES BECAUSETHEY HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OFEXPOSURES." THIS INCLUDESGROCERY STORE EMPLOYEES,AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, HOTELSTAFF AND MANY MORE THE GOALIS TO COLLECT 250,000 ANTIBODYTESTS THROUGHOUT THE NEXTCOUPLE OF MONTHS RESEARCHERSHOPE THIS STUDY AND COLLECTIONOF ANTIBODIES NOT ONLY GIVESMORE INSIGHT INTO COVID-19 BUTALSO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AVACCINE 4:49-4:57 - "SO THATWE KNOW WHEN A VACCINE ISGIVEN, WHETHER AN INDIVIDUALHAS MOUNTED AN ADEQUATEANTIBODY RESPONSE TO BEPROTECTED." (LL TAG) BURGESSSAYS RESEARCHERS ARE REALLY INNEED OF PEOPLE WHO'VE HADCOVID-19 TO TAKE PART INARIZONA HEROES STUDY.

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