No antibodies study on unvaccinated people. Scientists lack money

The study could help predict the course of the pandemic or set restrictions in districts according to regional hygienists.

Illustrative stock photoIllustrative stock photo (Source: SME)

There could have been as many as 700,000 people in September with a higher chance of contracting Covid as they had not yet been exposed to the virus. By the end of October, there might still be about 500,000 such people.

SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement

These are the rough estimates of Richard Kollár, a mathematician and member of the Science Helps initiative.

It is hard to say how protected against the virus people in Slovakia are. Scientists would have to know not only how many people have been vaccinated and how many tested positive for Covid, but also how many people encountered the virus and how many have antibodies but do not know about it.

The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.sk
Subscribe now for full access

I already have subscription - Sign in

Subscription provides you with:
  • Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk
  • Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail)
  • PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper, The Slovak Spectator, emailed directly to you
  • Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk

Top stories

Foreigners' Police Department on Regrútska 4, Bratislava-Vajnory.

News digest: 20 questions for Foreigners' Police

New Zealand citizen assaulted in Bratislava, ex-interior minister taken to court, and another 'History Talks' edition.


11 h
Volkswagen will make all-electric versions of the Porsche Cayenne luxury SUV.

News Digest: Volkswagen Slovakia to produce all-electric luxury SUV

LGBT+ minority could face new difficulties, a suspect is charged in the Daniel Tupý murder case.


24. mar
Filip Toška holding chard in the hydroponic Hausnatura farm.

How a Mayan doomsday prophecy took a Slovak to hi-tech agriculture

Hydroponic farm run out of former telephone exchange.


9. mar
Bratislava Foreigners' Police department.

FAQ: How to interact with the Foreigners’ Police

Some officers are good – but some, even the police admit, are ‘a disgrace to the force’.


15 h
SkryťClose ad