Association Between Social Vulnerability and SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Specimens Collected From Commercial Laboratories, United States, September 2021-February 2022.
Tina J BenoitYun KimYangyang DengZheng LiLee HardingRyan WiegandXiaoyi DengJefferson M JonesIachan RonaldoKristie E N ClarkePublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2024)
Among both children and adults, and during both the Delta and Omicron periods, counties with high SVI had significantly higher SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence than counties with low SVI did. These disparities reinforce SVI's value in identifying communities that need tailored prevention efforts during public health emergencies and resources to recover from their effects.