High prevalence of Covid-19 antibodies no bar to coronavirus surge

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High prevalence of Covid-19 antibodies no bar to coronavirus surge
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Finding is a sobering message about the rate of immune escape the virus is capable of, researcher says

Virtually everyone in SA had antibodies to Covid-19 by the end of the fourth wave in March, but this was not enough to stop another surge in coronavirus cases less than two months later, according to a new survey of blood donors.

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