Covid-19 NAB test aims to detect a person’s immunity to virus and potential future variants - PerthNow

A finger prick test that does not detect a Covid-19 infection but rather a person’s immunity to the virus is being developed and partly funded by the Victorian government.

Victoria’s Innovation and Medical Research Minister Jaala Pulford claims the rapid Covid-19 NAB-Test could also “predict a person’s immunity to new and emerging variants of Covid-19” and could be used at scale for large groups.

The Covid-19 NAB-Test will attempt to show the level of immunity present in individuals in less than 20 minutes by measuring levels of neutralising antibodies to coronavirus.