A serological survey of COVID-19 among predominantly aboriginal residents of a tourist island in southern Thailand.
Supakorn SripaewKameelah YasharadDzerlina S RahariWeiyan FengZhenzhu QianHuynh Ngoc ThanhPei LiAgus FitrianggaSatiti Palupi PurwantoAye Nyein PhyuFangming XianyuSombat PhadungvitvatthanaWit WichaiditPonlagrit KumwicharVirasakdi ChongsuvivatwongPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2024)
The high coverage of vaccination, high levels of population antibody titers, variable antibody levels among completely vaccinated non-infected residents, and high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) suggested that the local health systems could control the pandemic. However, continuing surveillance, booster vaccinations, and NCD prevention programs were still required.