Covid antibody test

[21TonyK]

I've got one (Lloyds Pharmacy) sitting on the side ready to do on Monday morning. Been on immunosuppressants for a year+ and had both jabs.

No social distancing or PPE at work so looking for a bit of reassurance I have some sort of protection.

Anyone else done a similar test?

[blingybongy]

Yep, I was sent one by the ONS (I think).
I took it 2 days after my second jab.
Negative.
No explanation of results available consequently started to worry that the vaccination hadn't worked.
After reading up and googling it appears it's not looking for the same antibodies as the vaccine gives and if it was the vaccine wouldn't have given me sufficient in that time frame.

[r159]

blingybongy said:

Yep, I was sent one by the ONS (I think).
I took it 2 days after my second jab.
Negative.
No explanation of results available consequently started to worry that the vaccination hadn't worked.
After reading up and googling it appears it's not looking for the same antibodies as the vaccine gives and if it was the vaccine wouldn't have given me sufficient in that time frame.

We do the whole ONS thing, swab for infection & now the blood test for antibodies...

I was -ve for antibodies, wife positive; neither had to our knowledge had Covid, I’d had my first jab 5 days before, wife 5 weeks.

Just done another blood test which will be 5 weeks after 1st jab so be interested to see if result changes. Otherwise the mrs had Covid without knowing or passing it to me.

Edit, the blood test is for antibodies, from vaccination OR infection according to the ONS...
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunit...

Edited by r159 on Saturday 22 May 20:42

[r159]

Just had the results of my latest antibody test and I now have them, approx five weeks after 1st jab.

[Boosted LS1]

I start the ONS antibody tests in a few weeks. I can't wait as I to was immunosuppressed and wish to see if I have antibodies.

[r159]

Getting the blood sample was interesting to say the least...normally I bleed like a stuck pig, but come sample time my blood is like glue!

It like my body it’s doing it’s own Hancock blood donor sketch

[Boosted LS1]

^ A tiny prick won't help. You need a larger one.