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Island with 99% Covid antibody rate found – study | Island with 99% Covid antibody rate found – study |
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The data from the Indonesian island of Java can be explained by a wider booster shot rollout, the survey’s author says | The data from the Indonesian island of Java can be explained by a wider booster shot rollout, the survey’s author says |
A March study of 2,100 residents in Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, has revealed that 99.2% of people had antibodies for Covid-19. The island is home to 150 million people and the country’s top tourist spot, Bali. | A March study of 2,100 residents in Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, has revealed that 99.2% of people had antibodies for Covid-19. The island is home to 150 million people and the country’s top tourist spot, Bali. |
Antibodies are formed in people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from the virus. Around 60% of Indonesia’s 270 million people have received the vaccine, according to Reuters. | Antibodies are formed in people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from the virus. Around 60% of Indonesia’s 270 million people have received the vaccine, according to Reuters. |
Pandu Riono, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia, which conducted the survey with the health ministry, told Reuters on Monday that the antibody levels were higher due to a wider booster shot rollout. | Pandu Riono, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia, which conducted the survey with the health ministry, told Reuters on Monday that the antibody levels were higher due to a wider booster shot rollout. |
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the survey demonstrates the high antibody rate in Indonesia overall. | Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the survey demonstrates the high antibody rate in Indonesia overall. |
“It shows not only that many people already have antibodies, but high antibody levels. So, if we are attacked by a virus later, our immune system can quickly deal with it and reduce the risk of hospitalization, let alone the risk of death,” Sadikin said at a press briefing on Monday. | “It shows not only that many people already have antibodies, but high antibody levels. So, if we are attacked by a virus later, our immune system can quickly deal with it and reduce the risk of hospitalization, let alone the risk of death,” Sadikin said at a press briefing on Monday. |
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