What share of Spain’s population has antibodies for the new coronavirus?
Even in Spain – one of the very worst-hit countries so far – only 5% have antibodies.
The big (sample 61k) serological study of Spain is now published in The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Even in Spain – one of the very worst-hit countries so far – only 5% have antibodies.
The big (sample 61k) serological study of Spain is now published in The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
The fact that 95% of the Spanish population do not have antibodies is very bad news for the hope to reach herd immunity any time soon.
Or as the authors put it:
Or as the authors put it:
The study also confirms again why it is so difficult to fight COVID-19: The authors found that around a third of seropositive participants were asymptomatic.
This meant hundred thousands of people who spread the virus without knowing.
This meant hundred thousands of people who spread the virus without knowing.
One surprising finding from this study is that there was no relationship between income and exposure to the pandemic.
The rich were as exposed as the poor, if anything a bit more so.
The rich were as exposed as the poor, if anything a bit more so.
