Estimated 9.3% of the US adult population possesses antibodies to the new corona September 28, 4:09
An antibody test for the new coronavirus in more than 28,000 people in the United States revealed that 9.3% of the adult population in the United States has antibodies, and the research group said, "Achieved herd immunity. It has not been reached yet. "
The results of this study were published in the British medical journal "Lancet" on the 25th.
According to it, Stanford University in the United States and a private testing company randomly selected "blood gall", a component of blood collected from adults over the age of 18 for dialysis-related tests in 46 states in the United States. In July, we examined the presence or absence of antibodies to the new corona virus for about 28,500 people.
As a result, antibodies to the new coronavirus were detected in 2292 people, or 8%.
When this result was analyzed based on age, gender, region, etc., it was estimated that approximately 9.3% of the adult population in the United States had antibodies.
The research group says that the results are similar to the survey conducted by the US CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in multiple parts of the United States from March.
And as of July, he concludes that many people have not yet reached the so-called "herd immunity" state in which the acquisition of antibodies prevents the spread of the infection anymore.