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Antibody testing begins at AU Health site in Columbia County: In photos

Henry Hanks1 min readJune 11, 2020

Antibody testing was made available to Columbia County employees as part of a study led by Dr. Jose Vazquez, Chief of the Section of Infectious Disease at the Medical College of Georgia.

The testing began early this month at Evans High School, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently toured the testing site.

woman standing and woman sitting — Click through for more photos.

woman sitting and nurse standing — An analysis of the blood of some 989 people employed by Columbia County found that 2.83% had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, compared to cities like New York and Boston, which have reported a 10-20% rate of infectivity through similar studies.

If antibodies are found in a person, it means they once had COVID-19 and have since recovered — information that could be used to help others newly infected.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the testing site.

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Henry Hanks

Henry Hanks is Senior News & Communications Coordinator at Augusta University. Contact him to schedule an interview on this topic or with one of our experts at 706-522-3023 or hehanks@augusta.edu.

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