SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and infection rate in Manila, Philippines prior to national vaccination program implementation: a repeated cross-sectional analysis.
Greco Mark B MalijanTansy EdwardsKristal An AgrupisShuichi SuzukiAnnavi Marie G VillanuevaAna Ria SayoFerdinand De GuzmanAlexis Q DimapilisRontgene M SolanteElizabeth O TelanDorcas V UmipigKenji OtaFumitaka NishimuraKatsunori YanagiharaMary Jane SalazarEdmundo B LopezKoya AriyoshiChris SmithPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2022)
The quadrupling of seroprevalence over 3 months between the first and second enrollment periods coincided with the high burden of infection in Metro Manila in early 2020. Our findings suggest a limit to the rise and potential decline of population-level SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced immunity without introduction of vaccines. These results may add to our understanding of how immunity develops against emerging infectious diseases including coronaviruses.