SARS-CoV-2 infection- induced seroprevalence among children and associated risk factors during the pre- and omicron-dominant wave, from January 2021 through December 2022, Thailand: A longitudinal study.
Nungruthai SuntronwongPreeyaporn VichaiwattanaSirapa KlinfuengJiratchaya PuenpaSitthichai KanokudomSuvichada AssawakosriJira ChansaenrojDonchida SrimuanThaksaporn ThatsanatornSiriporn SongtaisaranaNatthinee SudhinarasetNasamon WanlapakornYong PoovorawanPublished in: PloS one (2023)
We report an increase in infection-induced seroprevalence among children during the omicron wave. These findings highlight that a seroprevalence survey can help determine the true rate of infection, particularly in asymptomatic infection, and optimize public health policies and vaccine strategies in the pediatric population.