The Belgian inter-federal spokesperson was the guest of RTL Info and spoke about these tests sold in France.
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Fdoes he sell serological self-tests in Belgium? These tests, currently prohibited in Belgium, indicate whether the patient has developed antibodies against the coronavirus and therefore makes it possible to know whether the latter has contracted the virus. This test can be done at the pharmacist, without an appointment, and the result is known just a few minutes later. Should we be inspired by our French neighbor? Yves Van Laethem, inter-federal spokesperson is not opposite, but nuances the enthusiasm of this practice. He was the guest of RTL-TVI’s news.
“You should know that these tests detect the antibodies which, as we know, are present in around 5% of Belgians. We also know that we lose them after a certain number of weeks or months, we know that about 40% of people lose them after 2 months, 2 and a half months. So a negative test now does not necessarily mean that we did not do the coronavirus in March, for example, “said the scientist.
“And this test doesn’t tell you if you’re protected for the future or if you can’t ricochet the virus from someone else.” You can renew it if it’s ten euros, it’s the price it costs in the laboratory, and with a standard blood test, it’s 9 euros. So that can reassure people, but it shouldn’t give them the false assurance of saying “Everything is fine”. If we are positive, and this will rarely be the case, it means that we have made the covid but that does not give you much indication for the future. “
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