Public health antibody screening indicates a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate than reported cases in children: Med

https://www.cell.com/med/fulltext/S2666-6340(20)30020-9

Public health antibody screening indicates a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate than reported cases in children

Highlights

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  SARS-CoV-2 dual antibody strategy yielded 100% specificity and >95% sensitivity
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  Childhood surveillance finds 6-fold higher antibody prevalence than reported cases
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  Half of the antibody positive children were asymptomatic
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  No association found between SARS-Cov-2 antibodies and type 1 diabetes autoimmunity