Project for study of collective immunity against COVID-19 starts in Belarus

12 мая 2021

A project to study collective immunity against COVID-19 caused unprecedented interest in Belarusians. Over the first hours, more than 250 000 people registered as volunteers. As a result, the vacancies in the age group from 18 to 49 years old for free blood surveillance were occupied by evening. In total, 12 000 people will take part in a joint study of the Belarusian Ministry of Health and Federal Service Surveillance for Consumer Rights. 3 000 people resident in Minsk, 1 500 people are eager in each region.

Alla Dashkevich, Deputy Head of the Republican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health: 

Taking of biological material begins since May 14 and all participants will be informed of the results in online mode. The entire record is carried out online, and when a person confirms the registration, it opens a link to the item where it can sign up for taking blood.

Epidemiologists do not exclude that in the future, such studies will be re-conducted for those people who will take part in the current study.