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A new Covid-19 antibody test is the first to receive validation from the Food and Drug Administration.
It can tell if people have been infected with the virus and recovered from it.
The FDA has given emergency use authorization for the test made by New Jersey-based company EUROIMMUN.
The FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institute of Health evaluated the effectiveness of the tests.
Other tests are currently available but public health officials say they are not accurate.
Many experts believe accurate antibody testing is key to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted – 5.5.20