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A crucial test to stop the spread of COVID-19

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A crucial test to stop the spread of COVID-19
A crucial test to stop the spread of COVID-19
The Rebound: A crucial test to stop the spread of COVID-19.

SPIRIT..... OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS...WE WILL HAVE A NEW SERIES OFREPORTS.13 ACTION NEWS - PRESENTS -"THE REBOUND."WE BEGIN WITH......PROGRESS IN TESTING....FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.IT WILL BE A CRUCIALELEMENT.....IN RE-OPENING NEVADA...AND....REBOUNDING FROM THISPANDEMIC.ONE HENDERSON HEALTHCAREMANUFACTURER IS HOPING TO HELPWITH A SPECIAL TEST.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY EXPLAINS HOW THEIRMODEL, COULD BE USED TO GETEVERYONE BACK TO WORK.DESIGNS FOR HEALTH IS DOINGSOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM MOST.THEY'RE NOT JUST TESTINGEMPLOYEES TO SEE IF THEY'RESICK RIGHT NOW...THEY WILL BE TESTING TO SEE IFWORKERS EVER HAD COVID-19 - ANDARENOW IMMUNE TO IT.THIS NUTRITION SUPPLIMENTMANUFACTURER IN HENDERSON - -DESIGNS FOR HEALTH - - COULDSOON BE THEMODEL FOR REOPENING BUSINESSESIN NEVADA....DESIGNS FOR HEALTH - - COULDSOON BE THE MODEL FOR REOPENINGBUSINESSES IN NEVADA....BY TESTING EVERY EMPLOYEE WHOVOLUNTEERS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS- IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN MOST.ROGER KOEHLER/DESIGNS FORHEALTH PRESIDENT "IT'S 100% ASAFETY PROGRAM." ROGER KOEHLERIS PRESIDENT OF D-H-F.HE SAYS THEIR TESTS FROMPARTNER COMPANY - DIAGNOSTICSOLUTIONS LAB - IS DIFFERENTTHE TEST THEY'RE DOING INLONG TIME AGO.KOEHLER "THE FACT THAT WE HADHE SAYS THE BLOOD TEST LOOKSFOR TWO TYPES OF ANTIBODIESMADE LATER.I-G-G - IS THE KEY TO REOPENINGIMMUNOGLOBULIN THAT CONVEYSLONG TERM POTENTIAL IMMUNITY TOTHE SARS-COVI-2 VIRUS." BYTRACKING I-G-G ANTIBODIES - -CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER DAVIDBRADY SAYS THEY CAN TRACK APERSON'S LONG TERM IMMUNITY TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.DR.DAVID BRADY/DIAGNOSTICSOLUTIONS LAB CHIEF MEDICALEXAMINER "HOW LONG THATIMMUNITY LASTS, WE DON'T KNOW.WE'LL KNOW A LOT BETTER WHENTHIS ALL UNFOLDS." BRADY SAYSPEOPLE WILL BE SAFER WHEN THEPOPULATION REACHES THE POINT OF"HERD IMMUNITY" - - WHICH MEANSENOUGH PEOPLE ARE IMMUNIZEDTHAT IT NATURALLY PROTECTSTHOSE WHO AREN'T FROM COMINGINTO CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS.THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW WE'VEREACHED IT - - IS TO TEST.STATE, AND A REGIONAL BASIS.TO REALLY MAKE THE BEST, MOSTREASONABLE INFORMED DECISIONSTO TRY TO GET OUR ECONOMY BACKOPEN, BUT YET DO IT IN A WAYTHAT SAVES LIVES." HOFFMAN SAYSDIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS LAB HASBEEN RAMPING UP STAFFING - ANDCAPACITY TO DO MORE TESTS JUSTLIKE THIS.KOEHLER SAYS THEY'RE NOTPLANNING TO TEST IN HENDERSONMORE THAN ONCE RIGHT NOW - -BUT THE OPTION IS ON THE TABLE.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ARETEAMING UP WITH

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