Over 50% of Mumbai children have Covid-19 antibodies, shows sero survey

The survey was conducted from April 1 to June 15 in the backdrop of "imminent danger of the third wave to the pediatric population," the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said

Hyderabad: A pediatric serosurvey conducted in Mumbai by the city’s municipal body has shown that 51.1 per cent of children below 18 have antibodies against Covid-19. The survey was conducted from April 1 to June 15 in the backdrop of “imminent danger of the third wave to the pediatric population,” the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said in a release.

A total of 2,176 blood samples were tested for this study. It also revealed that the proportion of the pediatric population having antibodies has increased compared to the earlier serosurvey.

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In the release, the civic body said that children in the age group 10-14 years have the highest seropositivity – 53.43 per cent. For children in the age group of 1-4 years, it is 51.04 per cent, while it is 47.33 per cent in the age group of 5 to 9 years, 53.43 per cent in 10 to 14 years, and 51.39 per cent in 15 to 18 years.

The previous serosurvey of the pediatric population in Mumbai conducted showed overall seropositivity of 39.4 per cent.

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