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On the 9th, the Korean health department released an antibody detection survey against the new coronavirus. Preliminary results showed that only 1 person produced neutralizing antibodies through the test results of 3055 samples. The so-called "group immunity" refers to the occurrence of antibodies in most people to block the spread of the virus and achieve the immune effect of the population. Experts generally believe that more than 60% of the population must be immunized against the virus to achieve "group immunization.
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0.03% of Koreans developed coronavirus antibodies: KCDC
Only one out of 3,055 South Koreans sampled for coronavirus antibody tests were found with immunity to the virus, health authorities said Thursday, though they downplayed the outcome given the samples lacking in representation and numbers.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the result of a antibody test performed on 3,055 people -- 1,555 samples from the National Nutrition Survey and 1,500 from a medical institution in Seoul -- to see how many people had immunity against the COVID-19. It was first such survey conducted in the country in an effort to grasp the actual scale of the virus‘ spread among local communities.
On the 9th, the Korean health department released an antibody detection survey against the new coronavirus. Preliminary results showed that only 1 person produced neutralizing antibodies through the test results of 3055 samples. The so-called "group immunity" refers to the occurrence of antibodies in most people to block the spread of the virus and achieve the immune effect of the population. Experts generally believe that more than 60% of the population must be immunized against the virus to achieve "group immunization.
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200709000787
0.03% of Koreans developed coronavirus antibodies: KCDC
Only one out of 3,055 South Koreans sampled for coronavirus antibody tests were found with immunity to the virus, health authorities said Thursday, though they downplayed the outcome given the samples lacking in representation and numbers.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the result of a antibody test performed on 3,055 people -- 1,555 samples from the National Nutrition Survey and 1,500 from a medical institution in Seoul -- to see how many people had immunity against the COVID-19. It was first such survey conducted in the country in an effort to grasp the actual scale of the virus‘ spread among local communities.