{"id":2457000,"date":"2020-04-09T15:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324146"},"modified":"2020-04-09T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:35:41","slug":"pitkin-county-public-health-department-obtains-1000-covid-19-antibody-tests-for-community-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/pitkin-county-public-health-department-obtains-1000-covid-19-antibody-tests-for-community-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitkin County Public Health Department obtains 1,000 COVID-19 antibody tests for community use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"45.418865435356\">\n<p>The Pitkin County Public Health Department obtained 1,000 COVID-19 antibody tests on Thursday, which are expected to determine whether the infection is in a person\u2019s body or has been.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis test will allow us to get the epidemiological data that we\u2019ve been looking for,\u201d Gabe Muething, unified commander for the county\u2019s incident management team and the director of the Aspen Ambulance District, said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/pitkincounty.ompnetwork.org\/embed\/sessions\/132057\/covid-19-public-meeting-04-09-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual community meeting Thursday afternoon.<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the tests are validated for accuracy and a criteria is established for which residents should be tested by the public health department\u2019s medical team, the tests will be given to community members for free.<\/p>\n<p>That could happen within the next week, Muething said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He stressed that these tests are not the same ones that are being used medically by Aspen Valley Hospital, which is done with a swab, and are reserved for the most severe cases and those in the vulnerable population.<\/p>\n<p>The new test looks for antibodies in the blood, rather than the virus in the nose or throat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll hopefully allow us to have a glimpse into the levels of possible immunity in our area,\u201d Muething said, adding the goal is to see if those numbers mirror local suppression efforts with public health orders of staying at home and social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a silver bullet,\u201d Muething said, recognizing that public health orders will remain for at least the rest of the month.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story that will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.371985157699\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 at-4 pl-4\" readability=\"17.798507462687\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Aspen and Snowmass Village make the Aspen Times\u2019 work possible. 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