The aim of this study is to assess the SARS-CoV-2 risk at the household level, with the objectives of (a) determining the coverage of vaccination and its changes over time; (b) monitoring pattern of exposure and history of infection; and (c) evaluating the level of seroprotection and its longitudinal trend.
A cohort of households comprising 900 persons would be recruited. Invited participants would be attend the Research Centre for blood sampling and the completion of a simple questionnaire at 3 different timepoints at 12-18 months apart. A questionnaire would be administered to capture the following characteristics: (a) Socio-demographics; (b) History of SARS-CoV-2 infection; (c) adoption of precautionary measures; (d) SARS-CoV-2 testing history and (e) SARS-CoV-2 vaccination uptake.
Participants would be tested for SARS-CoV-2 serology. The main markers for measurement are nucleocapsid antibody for inferring past infection, spike antibody for the immunological responses, and seroprotection by SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralisation test.
