Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 prevalence in 1170 asymptomatic Norwegian conscripts.
Einar Kristian BorudEspen Rostrup NakstadSiri Eldevik HåbergAndreas LindElin Anita FadumArne Michael TaxtAnneke SteensGaute Eriksen GjeinMagne Wiken SundePetter IversenMarius SvanevikBabar Mushtaq AhmadThomas WaldowArne Johan NorheimPublished in: Health science reports (2021)
The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was less than 1% in our sample of healthy Norwegian conscripts. Testing of asymptomatic conscripts seems of no value in times of low COVID-19 prevalence. SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer levels increased substantially over time in conscripts with mild symptoms.