High Prevalence of Antibodies Against COVID-19 Within the General Population: Evidence From Nairobi and Kilifi

Abstract

Since February 2022, KWTRP and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) have conducted surveillance for COVID-19 antibody levels among residents of the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and the Nairobi Urban HDSS . This Policy Brief summarizes preliminary estimates of the proportion of the population with COVID-19 antibodies at the two sites.