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More than a quarter of Quebec adults developed COVID-19 antibodies in early 2022, study shows
Héma-Quebec produced study at request of provincial government
The Canadian Press · Posted: May 09, 2022 1:14 PM ET | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago
More than one in four Quebec adults developed COVID-19 antibodies between January and mid-March of this year, according to a study released Monday by the province's blood services organization.
The study by Héma-Quebec, which was carried out at the request of the province's Health Ministry, used a test that was able to detect COVID-19 antibodies in adult blood donors.
Researchers compared the presence of antibodies to an earlier sample from the same person taken before the arrival of the Omicron variant.
Using samples donated to the province's plasma bank, the organization concluded that 27.8 per cent of Quebec's adult population was infected with COVID-19 in the first 2½ months of the year.
Quebec's interim public health director said on Feb. 23 that nearly three million Quebecers, including more than a third of all children, were believed to have been infected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the Omicron wave in December...
More than a quarter of Quebec adults developed COVID-19 antibodies in early 2022, study shows
Héma-Quebec produced study at request of provincial government
The Canadian Press · Posted: May 09, 2022 1:14 PM ET | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago
More than one in four Quebec adults developed COVID-19 antibodies between January and mid-March of this year, according to a study released Monday by the province's blood services organization.
The study by Héma-Quebec, which was carried out at the request of the province's Health Ministry, used a test that was able to detect COVID-19 antibodies in adult blood donors.
Researchers compared the presence of antibodies to an earlier sample from the same person taken before the arrival of the Omicron variant.
Using samples donated to the province's plasma bank, the organization concluded that 27.8 per cent of Quebec's adult population was infected with COVID-19 in the first 2½ months of the year.
Quebec's interim public health director said on Feb. 23 that nearly three million Quebecers, including more than a third of all children, were believed to have been infected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the Omicron wave in December...
