19-01-2021, 12:24 PM
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One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55715793Approximately one in 10 people had antibodies against the virus across the UK in December, with England topping the list at one in eight people or about 12% of the population.
Since October, the number of people with Covid antibodies has increased across the UK.
Yorkshire and the Humber has overtaken London as having the highest proportion of people with antibodies at 16.8%, up from 9.5% when the ONS last published the figures in October, and from below 5% in May.
London is close behind at 16.4%, up from 11% in October. At the last peak in May, 15% of the population in London had antibodies, but this fell, as detectable antibodies recede with time.
In the North West, 15% of people had antibodies, more than doubling from 6% in October.
19-01-2021, 05:29 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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It has to be noted that it's a projection of a sample study.
19-01-2021, 08:25 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
I was saying to my husband last night, I wonder if I have had Covid as for a few weeks now I have a runny nose, like water just runs out of my nose with no warning, so I'm wondering if I have had Covid and this is what is left of it? I don't know obviously but it does make me wonder. Can anyone get an antibodies test?
19-01-2021, 10:18 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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It has to be noted that it's a projection of a sample study.
19-01-2021, 10:21 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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I was saying to my husband last night, I wonder if I have had Covid as for a few weeks now I have a runny nose, like water just runs out of my nose with no warning, so I'm wondering if I have had Covid and this is what is left of it? I don't know obviously but it does make me wonder. Can anyone get an antibodies test?
19-01-2021, 10:25 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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So it's a best guess then Annie...?
Depends on whether the sample is representative. When they do tests they do a random sample to test for antibodies. Not sure how many people this is based on.
19-01-2021, 10:26 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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It's strange Lion Queen, but every illness these days seem to be covid....What happened to colds and flu, they usually do the rounds at this time of year...
Who knows eh our Foxy lad
19-01-2021, 10:32 PM
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Re: One in eight people in England had Covid antibodies by December
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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I was saying to my husband last night, I wonder if I have had Covid as for a few weeks now I have a runny nose, like water just runs out of my nose with no warning, so I'm wondering if I have had Covid and this is what is left of it? I don't know obviously but it does make me wonder. Can anyone get an antibodies test?
I've also wondered whether I had covid a few months ago as have had various aches and pains. Not sure whether some of us are having strange symptoms because of covid or because of lockdown....
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