Maternal SARS-CoV-2 sero-surveillance using newborn dried blood spot (DBS) screening specimens highlights extent of low vaccine uptake in pregnant women

• Main Authors: Stuart J. Moat (Author), Sharon Hillier (Author), Sikha de Souza (Author), Malorie Perry (Author), Simon Cottrell (Author), Alex Lench (Author), Heather Payne (Author), Stephen Jolles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in pregnant women is believed to be low and lags behind the general population contributing to increased hospital admissions, and poor maternal and fetal outcomes. However, there is a paucity of information on the SARS-CoV-2 serostatus of pregnant women to help inform polic...