Eight in 10 young adults in UK likely to have Covid-19 antibodies

It takes between two and three weeks after infection or vaccination for the body to make enough antibodies to fight the virus

An NHS worker prepares a Covid-19 jab at a pop-up vaccination centre in Langdon Park, Poplar, east London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Around eight in 10 young adults in the UK are now likely to have Covid-19 antibodies, new figures suggest.

The estimates, which are for people aged 16 to 24, range from 80.4% in Northern Ireland to 85.6% in Scotland, with 83.9% for Wales and 85.4% for England.