Seroprevalence and infection fatality rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Denmark: A nationwide serosurveillance study

• Main Authors: Christian Erikstrup (Author), Anna Damkjær Laksafoss (Author), Josephine Gladov (Author), Kathrine Agergård Kaspersen (Author), Susan Mikkelsen (Author), Lotte Hindhede (Author), Jens Kjærgaard Boldsen (Author), Signe Winther Jørgensen (Author), Steen Ethelberg (Author), Dorte Kinggaard Holm (Author), Mie Topholm Bruun (Author), Janna Nissen (Author), Michael Schwinn (Author), Thorsten Brodersen (Author), Christina Mikkelsen (Author), Susanne Gjørup Sækmose (Author), Erik Sørensen (Author), Lene Holm Harritshøj (Author), Bitten Aagaard (Author), Khoa Manh Dinh (Author), Michael P. Busch (Author), Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen (Author), Tyra Grove Krause (Author), Henrik Ullum (Author), Sisse Rye Ostrowski (Author), Laura Espenhain (Author), Ole Birger Vesterager Pedersen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Summary: Background: Introduction of the Omicron variant caused a steep rise in SARS-CoV-2 infections despite high vaccination coverage in the Danish population. We used blood donor serosurveillance to estimate the percentage of recently infected residents in the similarly aged background population...