The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in Australian children: A cross-sectional study.
Archana KoiralaJocelynne McRaePhillip N BrittonMarnie DownesShayal A PrasadSuellen NicholsonNoni E WinklerMatthew V N O'SullivanFatima GondalwalaCecile CastellanoEmma CareyAlexandra HendryNigel CrawfordUshma WadiaPeter RichmondHelen S MarshallJulia E ClarkJoshua R FrancisJeremy CarrAdam William BartlettBrendan McMullanJustin SkownoDonald HannahAndrew DavidsonBritta S von Ungern-SternbergPaul Lee-ArcherLaura L BurgoyneEdith B WaughJohn B CarlinZin NaingNicole KerlyAlissa McMinnGuillian HunterChristine HeathNatascha D'AngeloCarolyn FinucaneLaura A FrancisSonia DoughertyWilliam RawlinsonTheo KarapanagiotidisNatalie CainRianne BrizuelaChristopher C BlythNicholas WoodKristine MacartneyPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Most Australian children and adolescents aged 0-19 years, across all jurisdictions were infected with SARS-CoV-2 by August 2022, suggesting rapid and uniform spread across the population in a very short time period. High seropositivity in unvaccinated children informed COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in Australia.