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Japan's Infection-Derived COVID-19 Antibody: A Closer Look

by Colleen Fleiss on Mar 26 2023 1:15 PM
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In Japan, teens aged 16 to 19 had an increased highest ratio of infection-derived COVID antibody at 62.2%, say sources.

Japan`s Infection-Derived COVID-19 Antibody: A Closer Look
In Japan, 40% of the population had coronavirus antibody which is acquired through the viral infection, reveal sources.
According to public broadcaster NHK, the Ministry found the antibody in 42.3 percent of the blood samples taken from //13,121 individuals between 16 and 69 in late February, reports Xinhua news agency.

Infection-Derived COVID-19 Antibody

The figure was up approximately 14 percentage points from the previous survey in November when the nation was hit by the eighth wave of infections.

Japan's antibody prevalence rate remains lower than those of other Western countries, Takaji Wakita, director-general of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and chair of the health ministry's advisory panel, was quoted as saying.

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