Family First Medical Group Offers Coronavirus Antibody Testing

EVERGREEN PARK, IL — People recovering from coronavirus or those who have emerged from a 14-day isolation period after being exposed to someone who had the virus can now receive antibody testing to determine if they’ve developed immune protection against COVID-19.

Family First Medical Group and Women’s Healthcare of Illinois is now offering antibody testing in addition to testing for COVID-19 at its medical offices in Evergreen Park and Mokena.
The process is simple. Patients can call 708-425-1907 to be set up with a quick video visit to determine if they’re eligible. Those who qualify will be scheduled for an appointment. It’s a quick finger-stick test, and it only takes ten minutes to get the results.

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Testing for both will conducted outside the Family First Medical Group’s office in the Evergreen Plaza, 9730 S. Western Ave.

Determining who has some level of immunity through antibody testing could help people feel safer about returning to work during the pandemic.

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