Findings of Karnataka’s third sero-survey involving 5,358 unvaccinated children aged six to 14 found that 75.38% of them have been exposed to the coronavirus so far.
Taken up following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the survey began on June 6. It was aimed at understanding the active COVID-19 infection, the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies, the waning of antibodies following natural infection, the incidence of re-infection, and the prevalent strain of SARS-CoV-2 in children.
The survey covered children in both urban and rural areas in all districts, including the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) areas. Samples of children who had symptoms but tested negative for COVID-19 were tested for other influenza diseases.
