SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in a pediatric cohort of unvaccinated children in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in children during the global COVID-19 pandemic has been underestimated due to lack of testing and the relatively mild symptoms in adolescents. Understanding the exposure rates in the pediatric population is essential as children are the last to receive vaccines and can act as a source for SARS-CoV-2 mutants that may threaten vaccine escape. This cross-sectional study aims to quantify the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 serum antibodies in children in a major city in México in the Spring of 2021 and determine if there are any demographic or socioeconomic correlating factors. We obtained socioeconomic information and blood samples from 1,005 children from 50 neighborhood clusters in Mérida, Yucatán, México. We then tested the sera of these participants fo

SUBMITTER: Ayora-Talavera G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021704 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature