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Comment by MiguelVieira

I've been using 0.5% for mental math, rounding down from the lower bound from this study in The Lancet:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...

I would be surprised if, after this current wave of infections, the percentage of people with antibodies in the US is higher than the low single digits.

Herd immunity without a vaccine is a pipe dream. Our best bet is to massively ramp up testing and contact tracing and really start pushing the number of infections down to a point where parts of society can start functioning again.

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