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Two-thirds of people have Covid antibodies - WHO

A restaurant on Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination in Bangkok, allows 40 customers per hour on Wednesday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

More than two-thirds of the world’s population probably have significant levels of Covid-19 antibodies, meaning they have either been infected or were vaccinated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

So-called seroprevalence rates surged to 67% in October from 16% in February of 2021, the WHO said, in a summary of studies from around the globe. Given the emergence of the fast-spreading omicron variant, the figure is probably even higher now.

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