Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Shares Warning About Fraudulent Antibody Tests, What Is Known So Far About COVID-19 Antibodies
NewsColony Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Shares Warning About Fraudulent Antibody Tests, What Is Known So Far About COVID-19 Antibodies CHICAGO (CBS) — We hear it over and over – knowing how many people have the coronavirus or have antibodies is the key to reopening businesses. Antibodies mean someone likely had the coronavirus and may have immunity to it. But there are some real concerns about the accuracy of some of the antibody tests. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) joined CBS 2’s Brad Edwards via Skype Wednesday evening to talk about some of the concerns. Krishnamoorthi recently sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with concerns that the testing companies are making fraudulent claims. “In a departure from past practice, the FDA has allowed hundreds of unreliable and potentially fraudulent tests to flood the market, and the problem is many of them have high false positive rates, and what that means is that it could fool a lot of people into thinking th...