Yes, I changed my response when I saw there was new information. Here is a chart that shows how the strains have been tracked in detail.

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I'd read that one's plasma could be beneficial to infected patients once one had gotten over covid19 (which most will do).

Any truth to that?

If true, wouldn't we want to be testing people (when possible) who had milder symptoms if they were willing to donate?

If that all sounds nuts, it's because we're all trying to become expert quickly in stuff we never had to think about much. Thanks in advance either way.

Yes they are testing natural antibodies made by the human immune system in the fight against the virus. I don't follow the relevance of the severity of the symptoms. They are looking for what your body did to fight the virus in order to jumpstart the immunity in sick persons. Ideally we'd test everyone, but testing is still in short supply. As rapid tests become more readily available hopefully we can start testing the asymptomatic to get a real grip on this.

I could be wrong about this but am pretty sure I had it in December,. When tests become readily available, I will get tested and do what I can to help. Just in my small corner of the world, about six of my friends had respiratory infections around the same time. It kicked us all in the butt. Only one of us ended up in the hospital. She was diagnosed with allergic bronchitis. Just my guess, as a none medical professional...but this virus has been with us longer than anyone has realized. It has gone misdiagnosed. There are probably people who have died from the virus, without it being recorded. There are probably people who have had it and recovered with about as much discomfort that strep throat would dish out.

I totally agree with this. And I too wonder if I’ve had it for a couple reasons but have no way of finding out right now. I have read that successful development of a test for the antibodies is going to be one of the main factor in getting life back to normal. I give blood regularly and would be happy if my blood could help in fight against the virus.