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Nebraska AG Warns Of Antibody Testing Scams

By News Apr 21, 2020 | 6:48 AM

The Nebraska Attorney General says he will “aggressively pursue” anyone who misleads health care providers about the effectiveness to test for COVID-19

AG Doug Peterson says he sent warning letters to health care providers and other businesses making unsupported claims about offering anti-body testing and overstating the efficacy of the tests.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “serologic test results have limitations that make them less than ideal tools for diagnosing people who are sick.

While commercially manufactured tests that check for COVID-19 antibodies in individuals are becoming increasingly available for use by healthcare providers, the FDA is warning that the results of these tests come with a series of disclosures. One of those disclosures is that “[p]ositive results may be due to past or present infection with non-SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strains, such as coronavirus HKU1, NL63, OC43, or 229E.” Laboratories and providers using serology tests should carefully study the manufacturer’s guidance documents for a particular test and understand the purpose and the limitations of any individual test product.