Padma M Rajagopal, Satyam Sil, Prameela Dinesh, Shilpa Shiju, D P Arunkumar, Srinivas S Ramaiah, Hande R Lalitha, T Mamatha, P Ainapure Kantinath, Lokesh Pujari, B S Pradeep, Anusha B Shenoy, Anita Desai, Ashok Munivenkatappa, Chetan S Gudi, Giridhara R Babu, M K Sudarshan
BACKGROUND: India experienced three coronavirus disease (COVID-19) waves, with the third attributed to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Before the national vaccination rollout for children above 6, understanding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG) positivity in the pediatric population was essential. This study aims to assess the burden of Covid-19 infection and to estimate the seroprevalence in children aged 6 to 14 years in the state of Karnataka...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine