A serological survey of around 5,000 people from across Ahmedabad in Gujarat has shown that 81.63% of the people had developed antibodies against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The survey also showed that people who had received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had higher levels of seropositivity than those who are yet to be immunised against the disease. The seropositivity survey to study the presence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was conducted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), news agency PTI reported. Also read | Covid-19 antibodies last 9 months after infection, claims studyAs many as 4,056 samples contained antibodies against Covid-19 with 81.63% seropositivity. Also, antibodies were found in 164 samples out of 173, who had Covid-19 earlier and had taken one dose of the vaccine.

Source: Hindustan Times July 19, 2021 15:22 UTC