So one measurement cannot totally measure the entire immune response of your immune system to the COVID virus,” de Vera said during the briefing to lawmakers. ‘Yong T-cells, ‘yong mga killer cells, yan po, na hindi po kasama sa mga antibody detections,” Montoya said. T-Cells, killer cells are not detected by antibody tests.) Berba also said that the antibody tests available in the market were designed to detect natural infections and not the body’s immune response to the vaccine. Local health authorities, however, have not yet issued an advisory on this, despite antibody tests being performed on people who have gotten their COVID-19 shots.

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2021 05:37 UTC