Test determines whether COVID-19 vaccine is helping you build up immunity Lab suggests waiting three weeks after the final dose to get the test Share Updated: 9:27 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021 Lab suggests waiting three weeks after the final dose to get the test Share Updated: 9:27 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT’S NOT FOR EVERYBODY. IS A VERY NEW TEST, SO DO MOST DON’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. IT’S GOAL FOR THOSE WHO TAKE IT TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY’RE DEVELOPING ANTIBODIES FROM THE VACCINE SHOT. MEANING IS THE VACCINE WORKING ON YOU. IT’S CALLED TEST MY SHOT AND WALK-INS ARE AVAILABLE MAINLY PEACE OF MIND TO HAVE A SENSE OF SECURITY AND TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN A WAY PROTECTED FROM THE VIRUS. IT’S A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST. IT WORKS FOR A SPECIFIC PROTEIN IN THE BODY THAT IS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE VACCINE. THEY SAY THE TEST ONLY TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE BUT THEY ADD IT’S ONLY REALLY EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD COVID-19. THAT’S BECAUSE THEY SAY YOU MAY HAVE DEVELOPED THE ANTIBODIES TO FIGHT COVID-19 WITHOUT THE VACCINE. WE’VE DONE SEVERAL ALREADY AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE WHERE WE’VE SEEN THAT SOMEBODY’S BODY DID NOT REACT TO THE VACCINE AND THAT MEANS YOUR BODY IS SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING IMMUN