FDA announced Authorizations & Requirements for marketing CONVID-19 AntiBody test

On Monday, May 4th 2020, The F.D.A. has announced that companies who are selling CONVID-19 coronavirus antibody tests must submit data to the F.D.A.  Existing companies with test on the market must prove accuracy within the next ten days or face removal from the market.  Companies with new test must submit their data and an application within 10 days of their plans to marketing their product.

Below are 2 Weblinks to major news site articles with more details and a third Weblink to a continually updating F.D.A. site that lists the companies and their data that have Emergency Use Authorized for their Serology Test with included is some Performance data.

Washington Post - F.D.A. steps up scrutiny of coronavirus antibody tests to ensure accuracy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/04/fda-steps-up-scrutiny-coronavirus-antibody-tests-ensure-accuracy/

New York Times - F.D.A. Orders Companies to Submit Antibody Test Data 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/health/fda-antibody-tests-coronavirus.html

F.D.A. - E.U.A. Authorized Serology Test Performance

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/eua-authorized-serology-test-performance

An important fact to keep in mind is, even though one has the Antibody it is not yet known, if that provides immunity from Coronavirus. Conclusions about immunity have yet to have been verified, due to it being a new virus strain.

An Interesting Coronavirus article

I found the article below interesting, given my minor Coronavirus symptoms, which the lack of smell. I exposed to CONVID-19  in what I would deem a limited way. Curious about the degree of exposure, I did a bit of digging for journal articles regarding the strength of viral exposures and the trajectory a disease takes.

It does appear that there is a strong correlation between disease severity and the initial viral load. In simpler terms, the more one is exposed to a virus, the more dangerous it is.

Below is the title, the authors, and a link to the article itself, that you may find useful and informative.

Title: These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous
Subtitle: As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
Authors: Joshua D. Rabinowitz and Caroline R. Bartman
Dr. Rabinowitz is a professor of chemistry and genomics. Dr. Bartman is a genomic researcher.
Publication Date: April 1, 2020
Source: New York Times
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-viral-dose.html

Best wishes to all

Rob Ryan

May 4th 50 Years ago

I would highly recommend that one take the time today to view the video of the Kent State shooting from 50 years ago on history.com. It was very well done and lacks the divisive rhetoric of CONSERVATIVEvsLIBERAL, LEFTvsRIGHT USvsTHEM etc etc.

See https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state-shooting

{Intro Paragraph segment to the website article}

Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. The tragedy was a watershed moment for a nation divided by the conflict in Southeast Asia.

Here is a link to today's (May 4th 2020) Commemoration Program from Kent State.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njfZQG0g_jw

Thomas Adamec

Tom Adamec, the late Mayor of Blue Ash passed away while vacationing in France. Tom is survived by his wife, Diane, and two daughters, Tom was 65. I considered Tom a friend as well a colleague having had the pleasure and honor to serve with him on City Council. During his memorial at Summit Park, hundreds of Butterflies were released in an analogy to the theory to what the flap of butterfly’s wing can set in motion. The Butterflies set free were symbolic of those he affected, which I count myself as one of those. Thank you, Tom, for all you have done and those you have done and those you have impacted.

Best Wishes to the Adamec family,
Rob Ryan