Two hours, 103 patients, and 113 questions later, I am beyond impressed with my patient community — the way you are handling, coping, managing, sanitizing, laughing, caring, and healing your way through COVID-19. Thank you for logging on on April 23 for our live Zoom Q&A on all things COVID-19 and particularly antibody testing. You shared your fears, questions, and concerns - and also your love, stories, and support. We are in this together. Thank you! Below is a recording of

My office has begun consulting with patients about the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody (IgG) test. THIS IS NOT A TEST FOR ACTIVE INFECTION. But this test is great news, for so many reasons: We need to know who has antibodies to SARS-CoV 2 so that we can understand what level and duration of immunity these antibodies provide. If immunity is conferred, we can choose our first-line workers with this in mind. We need antibody testing to help in vaccine work. We need to work on using plasma d

UPDATE: APRIL 21 | 9:00PM IT. IS. HERE. Today may be the best day I have had in about two months. My back hurts, Chris “didn’t get” my text asking him to put the meatloaf in the oven (btw, it was prepped by me at 5 am but sat in the fridge until 7 pm,) and I had to ASK—using my words—for my slippers and a cocktail [eyeroll emoji] It is a great day because TODAY we learned that Quest Diagnostics is running the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 Serology Antibody (IgG) test. Better yet, for our