Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in Sydney after the first epidemic wave of 2020.
Heather F GiddingDorothy A MachalekAlexandra J HendryHelen E QuinnKaitlyn VetteFrank H BeardHannah S ShillingRena HiraniIain B GosbellDavid O IrvingLinda HuestonMarnie DownesJohn B CarlinMatthew Vn O'SullivanDominic E DwyerJohn M KaldorKristine MacartneyPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2021)
Estimated SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence was below 1%, indicating that community transmission was low during the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in Sydney. These findings suggest that early control of the spread of COVID-19 was successful, but efforts to reduce further transmission remain important.