SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Do Not Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity

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967 subjects were tested for IgG antibodies against COVID-19. They multiple subgroups of suspected cases, healthy donors, patients with rheumatic disease, and patients positive for polymerase chain reaction. They found PCR and IgG were in agreement in 83% of samples.  The levels of IgG and IgM levels were measured and found to not associate with mild and severe disease course.

TL;DR Antibody levels against COVID-19 does not predict clinical severity

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