We are now offering Covid-19 PCR for travel. Our service allows testing in time to fly 7 days per week. Accessible appointments just off the Newry A1 bypass. Free parking.
To arrange Covid-19 Testing for TRAVEL – please click the picture below:
This is testing whether you PREVIOUSLY have had the virus – more than 14 days previously
Antibody testing can tell whether a person has been previously infected. Most patients who recover from coronavirus have been found to produce antibodies, but it is not yet known if an individual with a positive result showing presence of IgG levels following being infected with SARS-CoV-2 will be protected, either fully or partially from future infection, or for how long protective immunity may last.
Testing should be undertaken 14 days or more following exposure or onset of symptoms. The incubation period of COVID-19 ranges from between 1 to 14 days, with the majority of cases manifesting with symptoms at 3 – 5 days. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, dry cough and difficulty breathing. These symptoms have the potential to develop into a very severe acute respiratory illness. Evidence shows that fatality rates increase with age, gender, body weight, ethnicity and comorbidities.
The host immune system reacts to the infection by SARS-CoV-2 by producing antibodies from a few days to 2 weeks and beyond. Specific IgG antibodies are produced in the later stages of infection to SARS-CoV-2, and are detectable after RNA is no longer detectable.
Serum (Blood) Sample | |
Turnaround for Results | 24-48 Hours |
Specificity | 100% |
Sensitivity | 97.5% |