Incidence and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in US Child Care Centers After COVID-19 Vaccines.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

SARS-CoV-2 surveillance studies in US child care centers (CCCs) in the post-COVID-19 vaccine era are needed to provide information on incidence and transmission in this setting.

Objective

To characterize SARS-CoV-2 incidence and transmission in children attending CCCs (students) and their child care providers (CCPs) and household contacts.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective surveillance cohort study was conducted from April 22, 2021, through March 31, 2022, and included 11 CCCs in 2 cities. A subset (surveillance group) of CCPs and students participated in active surveillance (weekly reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction [RT-PCR] swabs, symptom diaries, and optional baseline and end-of-study SARS-CoV-2 serologic testing), as well a

SUBMITTER: Shope TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599125 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature