Percentage of corona antibodies the same in largest population groups in Amsterdam

Amsterdammers of Turkish, Moroccan or Surinamese descent have almost the same percentage of covid-19 antibodies in their blood as Amsterdammers of Dutch descent. Only in the -smaller- group of Ghanaians does this percentage increase. So says Karien Stronks, professor of public health at Amsterdam UMC. Together with professors Maria Prins and Charles Agyemang, she leads the research on covid-19 and ethnicity of Amsterdam UMC, the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service and the Pharos centre of expertise.

Amsterdammers of Turkish, Moroccan or Surinamese descent have almost the same percentage of covid-19 antibodies in their blood as Amsterdammers of Dutch descent. Only in the -smaller- group of Ghanaians does this percentage increase. So says Karien Stronks, professor of public health at Amsterdam UMC. Together with professors Maria Prins and Charles Agyemang, she leads the research on covid-19 and ethnicity of Amsterdam UMC, the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service and the Pharos centre of expertise.