Minnesota readies antibody COVID-19 response

Star Tribune: The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are now offering antibody tests to find out who has recovered from COVID-19 — testing that Gov. Tim Walz views as critical to the state’s recovery from the ongoing pandemic.

Use of the U’s new test is expected to start this week at M Health Fairview’s Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul — with priority going to doctors, nurses and others in the facility that exclusively treats COVID-19 patients. Mayo in the past week has used antibody testing on 86 workers or patients.

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