WASHINGTON – Antibody tests and “immunity passports” were supposed to be the great hope for safely reopening the economy.The problem is many of the more than 120 tests on the market are inaccurate. And scientists don’t really yet understand how much immunity antibodies confer or how long it lasts.

But these tests — and the apps to promote them — are gaining traction among businesses and consumers eager to know who has been exposed to the virus, raising the risk that people will be relying on faulty results to promote their immunity from the coronavirus.

Many Americans are concerned with the privacy costs of “passports.” Jarrett Zigon, Director of the bioethics program at the University of Virginia, has stated that the surveillance surrounding testing will be challenging to overcome.

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