Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver

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1. An antibody test MAY be useful in determining who's had the illness...

...but, since we still don't have any idea how long immunity lasts, it can't really help all that much for future planning. It would be nice if everyone who survived COVID-19 had a lifetime immunity from the disease, but that's unlikely. It's in the same variety of viruses as the common cold, and how many times have you come down with a second cold weeks after recovering from a first one?

In the long run, only a vaccine will make a full "return to normal" possible.