Brookline antibody testing results released

Testing results for COVID-19 antibodies in Brookline residents have been released.

SERA: TESTING FOR ANTIBODIES HABEEN CONSIDERED KEY.IT’S BEEN DONE IN COMMUNITIESLIKE BOSTON AND CHELSEA, AND NOWBROOKLINE STUDY RESULTS AREGIVING A BETTER GLIMPSE OF THEVIRUS.THIS TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK OVERTWO DAYS.VOLUNTEERS WERE TESTED AT ADRIVE THROUGH SITE WHERE AFINGER PRICK SAMPLE OF THEIRBLOOD WAS DRAWN.MASS GENERAL HOSPITALRESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FOR THEPREVALENCE OF COVID-19ANTIBODIES IN ASYMPTOMATICINDIVIDUALS TO GIVE AN IDEA OFHOW PREVALENT THE VIRUS MAY BEIN A COMMUNITY.IN BROOKLINE, THE RESULTS SHOWLOW EXPOSURE.JUST UNDER 7% TESTED POSITIVFOR ANTIBODIES.689 RESIDENTS, FIRST RESPONDERAND TOWN EMPLOYEES TOOK PART INTHE STUDY.BROOKLINE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYTHIS SHOWS THE VAST MAJORITY ORESIDENTS ARE STILL AT RISK ANDSAFETY MEASURES MUST CONTINUIN COMPARISON, RESULTS OFSIMILAR STUDY IN BOSTON SHOWED10% AND AND CHELSEA 32% TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR ANTIBODIE