Roche is set to release its antibody test in May, which will rely on blood drawn intravenously by a doctor or nurse.
On 4/22/20 at 4:33 PM EDTThe chief executive officer of the world's largest biotech company said Wednesday that some coronavirus antibody tests are"disaster."
"Every kind of amateur could produce an antibody test. The two of us could do it overnight in the garage. That's not the problem. The question is, does it really work? And for that, you have to do testing and validation," Schwan said.
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