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Follow on Google News | 97% Of South African Participants Had COVID AntibodiesIt's official HUTS 2 - one of South Africa's biggest COVID-19 antibody studies findings are out!
This is more than double the number of originally seen with antibodies to COVID-19 compared to the first time teams visited these areas during HUTS-1 (April 2021). A total of 4,821 individuals were enrolled in HUTS-2, about 50% from each site. Of these participants, 61% were female, and the average age was 34 years (range 2 to 93 years). Only 2% of participants reported having respiratory illness symptoms, and less than 1% had severe symptoms. Only 21% of participants eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination reported to be fully or partially vaccinated, with most vaccinations recorded by the Pietermaritzburg participants (31% vs 13%). The number of people with antibodies is high, but it is important to get vaccinated and for those who are vaccinated to get their boosters. This will allow us to keep our level of protection against this pandemic high. Behind The Scenes On This Study The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) (https://www.nicd.ac.za/ Where Was The Study Done? The follow-up seroprevalence study (HUTS-2) was conducted in Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu-Natal) Who Participated In The Study? Whilst a total of 4,821 individuals were enrolled. The target was to enrol 2,400 individuals from each site, with the majority being participants from the HUTS-1 and a few new participants who were living in the HUTS-1 households visited. We would like to thank all community members and HUTS participants for supporting this valuable research. As a result of the successful outcomes and importance of the results, HUTS will continue with additional visits later this year and again next year. We look forward to visiting you again! End
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