Abstract:Background
Little is known about the population prevalence of antibodies against emerging immune escape variants of SARS-CoV-2.
Methods
A population-based prevalence study was conducted in Yokohama City, the most populous municipality of Japan. Quantitative measurements of immunoglobulin G against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (SP-IgG) and qualitative measurements of neutralization antibodies against the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants were performed.
Results
Of 6,000 randomly selected residents aged 20-74, 1,277 … Show more
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