More than 96% of Britons develop Covid antibodies after one dose of vaccine

More than 96 per cent of Britons develop Covid antibodies after one Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, real world data suggests. A study of 8,517 people in England and Wales found 96.42 per cent of adults developed the virus-fighting proteins 28 to 34 days after their first dose. It rose to more than 99 per cent … Read more

Coronavirus: Nine out of 10 over-65s in England now have immune antibodies against Covid

More than nine out of 10 over-65s in England now have signs of Covid immunity for the first time, an official survey has revealed. Random antibody testing shows protection against coronavirus is now more widespread than ever, thanks to the UK’s mammoth vaccination rollout which today extended to people in their late 30s. An Office … Read more

Get ready for a ‘normal’ summer: Nearly 70% of adults in England now have coronavirus antibodies

Britain’s daily coronavirus cases were down again today and the number of adults with Covid immunity is now at almost 70 per cent, promising figures revealed today.  The Department of Health’s usual update showed there were 2,166 positive tests in past 24 hours, down 9.6 per cent from a week ago. Another 29 deaths were … Read more

Get ready for a ‘normal’ summer: Nearly 70% of adults in England now have coronavirus antibodies

About seven in 10 adults in England have coronavirus antibodies, according to official data that suggests the majority of the population now has immunity against the disease. A major Office for National Statistics (ONS) testing survey today revealed 68.3 per cent of people had the virus-fighting proteins in the week ending April 11, up from 61.5 … Read more

Twice as many black and Hispanic New Yorkers have COVID-19 antibodies compared to white people

Coronavirus antibody rates among black and Hispanic people in New York City were more than double the rates of white people at the beginning of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found more than 30 percent African-American and Latino residents had antibodies against … Read more

Covid UK: 90% over-80s still have antibodies six weeks after a single vaccine dose, study shows

Nine out of 10 people over 80 still had strong signs of coronavirus immunity six weeks after their first vaccine dose, a study has found. And both AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s jabs work equally well at forcing the body to make antibodies that can fight off the disease. University of Birmingham research adds to evidence that the … Read more

Covid UK: 90% over-80s still have antibodies six weeks after a single vaccine dose, study shows

Nine out of 10 people over 80 still had strong signs of coronavirus immunity six weeks after their first vaccine dose, a study has found. And both AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s jabs work equally well at forcing the body to make antibodies that can fight off the disease. University of Birmingham research adds to evidence that the … Read more

Covid-19: More than half of the UK has antibodies but scientists warn earlier immunity is fading

Covid antibody levels have stopped rising in older people, as official figures show Britain may still be way off herd immunity.    More than half of all adults tested positive for virus-fighting antibodies in the week ending March 28 — but the figure is unchanged on the last update a fortnight ago.  And rates are actually … Read more

Moderna’s Covid vaccine ‘is effective against Kent AND California variants and triggers antibodies’

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is effective against the Californian variant spreading in the US, scientists say. And researchers also found the jab sparks Covid-fighting antibodies that stay in the blood for at least six months following a second dose. Evidence already shows the vaccine — deployed in Britain for the first time yesterday — works against the Kent … Read more