SARS-CoV-2 cross-sectional seroprevalence study among public school staff in Metro Vancouver after the first Omicron wave in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among school workers within the Greater Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada, after the first Omicron wave.

Design

Cross-sectional study by online questionnaire, with blood serology testing.

Setting

Three main school districts (Vancouver, Richmond and Delta) in the Vancouver metropolitan area.

Participants

Active school staff enrolled from January to April 2022, with serology testing between 27 January and 8 April 2022. Seroprevalence estimates were compared with data obtained from Canadian blood donors weighted over the same sampling period, age, sex and postal code distribution.

Primary and secondary outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibody testing results adjusted for test sensitivity and speci

SUBMITTER: Watts AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276956 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature