SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, which is also called coronavirus. COVID-19 spreads to people though droplets or small particles that leave an infected person’s body when they cough, sneeze, sing, talk, or breathe. COVID-19 causes many different symptoms. Some may have a flu-like illness with fever, cough, diarrhea, and even loss of smell. Other people may get very sick and have severe disease involving the lungs and other parts of the body. People with severe COVID-19 may need to be hospitalized.

While you can take this test one time to gain insight on your current antibody level to COVID-19, the CDC, FDA and vaccine manufactures have all acknowledged that it is not known how long protective antibodies to COVID-19 last. Taking DxTerity’s immunity assessment test multiple times throughout the year can give you a better understanding of how your NAb levels change following a booster shot or how your NAb levels decrease over time.

No, DxTerity’s Microcollection Device replaces a traditional blood draw and only requires 5 to 10 drops of blood via a quick fingerstick collection.

Neutralizing antibodies are an important specific defense against COVID-19. Neutralizing antibodies bind to the COVID-19 virus in a manner that blocks infection. After a COVID-19 infection, it takes a couple of weeks for infected and vaccinated individuals to produce effective neutralizing antibodies, but these can persist for months or longer to guard against future infection.

The most accurate way to assess if you have a COVID-19 infection is through PCR testing, the gold standard in virology. The immunity assessment test should not be used to diagnose active infection. A COVID-19 PCR test is the best way to diagnose active infection. At DxTerity, we offer a highly accurate COVID-19 PCR test that utilizes a non-invasive saliva sample. You can find out more about DxTerity’s COVID-19 at-home test by following this link – DxTerity COVID-19 PCR Test.

Yes, there have been widely reported cases of people contracting the virus more than once, with some reinfections resulting in death. This occurs in a small number of afflicted individuals, but caution should be taken.

Your level of protection following vaccination will vary based on a number of factors like sex, obesity, autoimmune disease, genetics, age, nutrition, environmental factors and medications that can impair immune response.³ We are also seeing that new variants of the COVID-19 can result in reduced levels of protection. Experts still don’t know how long protection lasts for those who are vaccinated or those who have recovered from prior COVID-19 infection.⁷ Our immunity assessment test will help you better understand your current risk.

DxTerity is a California CLIA licensed, CAP accredited clinical laboratory that adheres to all state and federal laws regarding the protection of personal health information (PHI).

Antibodies take 1 – 3 weeks to fully develop to a measurable level in a person who has been infected with COVID-19 or post-vaccination. If the test did not detect neutralizing antibodies in your sample, it indicates that you, at the time of testing, did not have a measurable level in your blood. This could be because you have not had any exposure to COVID-19, you have not been vaccinated, not enough or too much time has passed since vaccination or infection, or your immune response was suboptimal due to a variety of risk factors.

Individuals with high levels of neutralizing antibodies are at significantly decreased risk for infection, but there is still a risk of infection. There also continues to be several new COVID-19 variants (mutations) that reduce the efficacy of protection acquired by previous infection or vaccination.

The following individuals can benefit from a Immunity Assessment Test:

• Those who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection
• Those who have been vaccinated
• Those with unknown immunity