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		wmf on March 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDA issues first emergency use authorization for p... Yes, it's completely different. That one is a blood test that only detects infections that are pretty far along.

rootusrootus on March 22, 2020 | [–]

Would it detect resolved infections?

el_benhameen on March 22, 2020 | | [–]

Yes, with an outer bound of however long antibodies against the disease persist. That's the big value in that test.

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