1. List the who, what, where and when of the news report.

2. Define antibodies and serology as used in the article.

3. What will Cellex’s blood test determine?

4. How/where do the blood tests have to be performed?

5. For what reason had the FDA previously warned against using this type of blood test to diagnose coronavirus? Why ok it now?

6. What is the purpose/benefit of the serology tests to the CDC and other health officials?

7. If an asymptomatic person has contracted the coronavirus (and recovered without even knowing they had it) it is possible that that person will have immunity to the virus. Frances Lund, chair of the microbiology department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told NBC News, “It is reasonable to predict [previously infected people] will have some immunity. To say you will have lifelong immunity? We just don’t know yet….But I think it’s a reasonable conclusion that you will have immunity for the rest of this season.”
We read/watch multiple bad news stories every day. Why is it important for people to learn about the progress being made by researchers and scientists?