This is a decent article. It does well to distinguish between the Antibody and Antigen test which seems to confuse many lay people
Antibody Test
More on the Oxford University Vaccine
This May be ready by September. I hope so but it looks to me to be very optimistic. Remember we have never developed a successful vaccine against a coronavirus before.
Oxford Vaccine
Infection rate in the UK may be as high as 10% of the population (past and present)
The following data comes from the UK. The source is reputable - University of Cambridge (in partnership with the Public Health England....PHE). it estimates that the number infected in England at 6.5 million (this is a cumulative number and includes current and past infections). Dividing the death number for England into 6.5 million gives a % lethality of 0.5% which is in the range noted elsewhere in Europe.
Cambridge University and PHE
Boston antibody study points to a 10% infection rate as well.
Boston area study.
1 in 10 tested positive for the antibodies.
1 in 40 have the virus now.
Consistent with UK data.
So far we are approaching herd mentality faster than herd immunity.
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