Beware of COVID-19 Scams and False Claims
Dr. William Kim serves as Chief Medical Advisor for BCHD and has a private practice in Redondo Beach. News of COVID-19 serology tests coming to market have created confusion in the general public. Many are wondering what the difference is compared to tests being administered at testing sites around Los Angeles County and whether these tests can diagnose whether a person has COVID-19. With increasing COVID-19 scams and false marketing, it’s important to know the facts. Serology testing, also known as antibody testing, is a serum or blood test for IgM and IgG antibodies to COVID-19. If the test is positive for IgM antibodies, then there is an acute or active infection, meaning the individual has the infection. The IgM antibodies diminish over weeks. IgG antibodies are produced as the IgM antibodies start to diminish and can persist for an extended period of time. In other words, if the antibody test shows IgM antibodies present, the individual is likely in the early stage of infection, if both IgM and IgG antibodies are present, they are in the middle stage, and if only IgG antibodies are present, then they are either in the last stage or over the infection. Antibody tests can show…
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