Majority of school pupils have Covid antibodies

NEARLY all secondary school-age children have Covid-19 antibodies, according to data from the School Infection Survey.

The data released yesterday also showed that the proportion of primary school parents who would be “unlikely” to vaccinate their child has risen.

The survey found an estimated 99% of secondary pupils and 82% of primary pupils tested positive for Covid antibodies between March 3 and 22 this year.

The testing, in its final round, found that there was “significantly higher” antibody levels in both primary and secondary pupils than during the previous round of tests in February, when 97% and 62% of secondary and primary pupils respectively tested positive for the antibodies.