The Texas Coronavirus Antibody REsponse Survey

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For Texas residents. I am currently trying to figure out if you can participate if you are not a Texas resident but live near a CP Labs (the testing facilities they are partnering with).

The Texas Coronavirus Antibody REsponse Survey, or Texas CARES, is a survey that will help us better understand the human antibody response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Survey participants will help us measure things like how many people in the survey have COVID-19 antibodies, and how long those antibodies last.

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I am so f’n paranoid right now, that the fact this is being done in TX, I see as an attempt to prove COVID never existed or was a liberal conspiracy

edited to add, No idea why this was top of my news feed

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What? You think literally everyone in Texas is that rabid? Including well respected research universities?

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Initial Results

  • Overall, we estimate that three-quarters of Texans have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, generated either from a prior natural infection or from a vaccine, and therefore possess some level of protection from COVID-19.
  • Antibody levels seem to peak about 120 days after infection and then decrease, though they remain detectable after 275 to 500 days.
  • Unvaccinated individuals with a previous infection have lower levels of antibodies to the spike protein compared to fully vaccinated individuals.
  • More than a third of children had antibodies to the virus, and of those, 50.8% reported never having had symptoms.
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