Covid-19 antibodies in Kerala, said state health minister Veena George on Monday. Of the six categories from which samples were collected, children were found to have the lowest seroprevalence rate.
This is because children have been kept indoors since the Covid-19 outbreak with classes being held online. Therefore, they were kept away from most sources of infection, said George.
Speaking at the state assembly, the minister said the reasons for the high seroprevalence among adults was vaccination and infection by the virus.
The survey, which concluded at the end of September, also found that seroprevalence was comparatively low – 65.4% – in pregnant women between the age of 18-49 years.