By the end of 2022, about one in four American adults and older teenagers still hadn't contracted COVID-19, according to new federal data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking seroprevalence -- antibodies in the blood -- by collecting samples nationwide from blood donors between January and December 2022
When it came to age groups, seniors aged 65 and older had the lowest estimated percentage of people with antibodies from prior infection at 56.5% and teens and young adults aged 16 to 29 had the highest percentage at 87.1%. "Despite the fact that the various COVID variants are so very contagious, isn't it remarkable that, by the end of last year, only three-quarters -- plus a little bit -- of our population had had an infection and that may be a little but surprising," Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told ABC News.
Experts added it's also a reminder of the importance of vaccination and that it's not too late to get a shot for those who have yet to do so.
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