68% of people tested at a New York clinic had coronavirus antibodies, raising hopes that some communities will be able to resist a second wave
view of a long line of people that stretches 4 blocks for relief goods in Elmcor Building in Corona, Queens, New York, USA during Coronavirus pandemic on May 6, 2020.Over two-thirds of people tested at one New York City clinic tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus.
68% of those tested at a clinic in Corona, a predominantly Hispanic working-class neighbourhood in Queens, tested positive for coronavirus, according to the New York Times.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesOver two-thirds of people at a clinic in one New York neighbourhood tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, raising hopes that large parts of some communities may have some protection during any potential second wave of infections later this year.
Meanwhile, more affluent communities may be more vulnerable to the virus spreading, if antibodies do prove to offer medium- or long-term immunity to the virus. However, the high presence of antibodies at the two Queens clinics — where the tests were carried out between late April and June — does not necessarily indicate that the same high proportion of people across the whole community will carry antibodies.
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