The immunity that the Greek population has acquired from the coronavirus is small. Only 0.5% of the Greek population is estimated to have developed immunity, Professor for infectious Diseases and spokesman of National Health Organization, Sotiris Tsiodras, said on Thursday.
Citing current scientific data, Tsiodras said that “the mild course of the disease in our country is not accompanied by significant rates of immunity.”
According to scientific estimates, the immunity is probably only 0.5%. After all, the cases recorded in Greece are limited compared to other European countries, he added.
On Thursday, May 14, Tsiodras announced 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that raise the total number of infections to 2,770.
A total of 116,233 tests have been contacted since the outbreak in late February and 156 patients have lost their lives.
Tsiodras pointed out that in order to accurately record the immunity that has been developed among the population in Greece, four seroepidemiological studies will be conducted which will record the development of antibodies in the community.
Seroepidemiological studies involve the identification of antibodies to specific antigens in populations of individuals.
There studies are:
1. Population study on antibodies with specific epidemiological criteria to examine the percentage of people who contracted the disease and developed antibodies.
“Of course, the diversity of the geography and the course of the epidemic in the country, it may show differences in some areas,” Tsiodras said. says Mr. Tsiodras.
2. Sero-epidemiological study in collaboration with the National Blood Donation Center, members of the Committee of Experts and the Ministry of Health. A very important number of at least 10,000 samples from blood donors is to undergo control checks.
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“We will soon have a first idea about the immunity and later prospective data from a healthy population covering an age range of 18-65 years, Tsiodras said adding that 70% of confirmed cases involve these age range.
3. Repeated sero-epidemiological study of residual serums.
Samples collection started already since the beginning of March The file already consists of 5,000 samples
which will be analyzed next week.
4. A sero-epidemiological study is to start among the population on the island of Crete next week.
social actors of the island.
Similar studies have been reported in other European countries, such as Spain, France and the Czech Republic, Tsiodras said, according to medical news website healthreport.
