Seroprevalence of Infection-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies - United States, September 2021-February 2022

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Apr 29;71(17):606-608. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7117e3.

Abstract

In December 2021, the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, became predominant in the United States. Subsequently, national COVID-19 case rates peaked at their highest recorded levels.* Traditional methods of disease surveillance do not capture all COVID-19 cases because some are asymptomatic, not diagnosed, or not reported; therefore, the proportion of the population with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (i.e., seroprevalence) can improve understanding of population-level incidence of COVID-19. This report uses data from CDC's national commercial laboratory seroprevalence study and the 2018 American Community Survey to examine U.S. trends in infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during September 2021-February 2022, by age group.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral