Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza and RSV antibody titres in the community – a prospective Cohort Study in Neustadt Thuringia/Germany

What is it about?

Infection control measures during the pandemic have eliminated the 2020/2021 winter respiratory virus season. We investigated whether this has substantially decreased immunity in the population. Our data show that no substantial decline in antibodies to influenza and RSV was observed, at least over a 12-month period. Unabhängig davon besteht natürlich das Risiko, dass Kleinkinder, Regardless of this observation, there is a risk that infants born during the pandemic will catch up with their first influenza infections time-concentrated in the coming season, as already observed for respiratory syncytial virus in the fall of 2021.

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