3 Out of 4 Kids in the US Have Had COVID, , CDC Estimates.<br />Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the estimate on April 27.<br />In addition to the findings about children.<br />the CDC estimates that nearly 60 percent of <br />all Americans have had COVID-19.<br />To arrive at the findings, researchers analyzed more than 200,000 blood samples.<br />The focus of the analysis was to find antibodies that could fight COVID but <br />were not derived from a vaccine.<br />58 percent of the samples showed signs <br />of these types of antibodies.<br />The number represents an increase of almost <br />25 percent from two months prior.<br />Researchers were surprised by the results.<br />I did expect it to increase. I did not expect it to increase quite <br />this much, Dr. Kristie Clarke, CDC, via AP .<br />The rate of antibodies in children showed the greatest increase from 45 percent to 75 percent.<br />Despite the daunting numbers, researchers suspect that the actual number of cases in all ages is much greater.<br />While COVID hospitalizations have increased, the consensus among the medical community is that there is reason to be hopeful.<br />We are not anticipating more severe disease from some of these subvariants, but we are actively studying them, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via AP .<br />The CDC continues to recommend <br />vaccines and boosters regardless of <br />whether a person has had COVID
