SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among First Responders in Northeastern Ohio, 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

First responders, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and law enforcement officers, are working on the front lines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and facing an increased risk of infection. This study assessed the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among first responders in northeastern Ohio.

Methods

A survey and immunoglobulin G antibody test against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein were offered to University Hospitals Health System-affiliated first-responder departments during May to September 2020. The survey contained questions about demographic characteristics and history of SARS-CoV-2 infection. A total of 3080 first responders with diverse job assignments from more than 400 fire and police departments participated in

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9692179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature