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FDA Approves a Machine Test for Past COVID Infections

Summary by Cindy Olmstead

A new, one-of-a-kind machine test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies that can detect Covid-19 infections has been given emergency authorization by the FDA. Unlike the hundreds of tests already on the market that search for evidence of SARS-CoV-2 or antibodies, the new T-detect COVID test can detect past infections in your immune system by tracking the T cells that help the body remember its viral enemies. Researchers already knew that the T cells in an individual’s blood are capable...