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. 2022 Jul 4;217(1):43-45.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.51542. Epub 2022 May 21.

The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in children, Australia, November 2020 - March 2021

Archana Koirala  1   2   3 , Heather F Gidding  1   2   4 , Kaitlyn Vette  1 , Kristine Macartney  2   5 ; PAEDS Serosurvey Group
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The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in children, Australia, November 2020 - March 2021

Archana Koirala et al. Med J Aust. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19.

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Conflict of interest statement

Danielle Wurzel received honoraria by Merck for a presentation not related to this study. Helen Marshall received funding from GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Sanofi‐Pasteur for investigator‐led and sponsored vaccine trials (paid to the University of Adelaide). Britta von Ungern‐Sternberg has received funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation not related to this study.

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SARS‐CoV‐2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. * Source: National Interoperable Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NINDSS), provided by the Office of Health Protection, Australian Department of Health, on behalf of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia. ◆
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SARS‐CoV‐2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. * Participating hospitals: Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane (Queensland); Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney (New South Wales); Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne (Victoria); Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide (South Australia); and the Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth (Western Australia). The positive specimens were collected in Victoria (cases 1, 3, 4), New South Wales (cases 2, 5, 7), and Queensland (case 6). ◆
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