Response to 'Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)'

• Authors: David Greenky, Emory University; William Linam, Emory University; Anna Yaffee, Emory University; Brian Costello, Emory University; Brittany Murray, Emory University
• Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Volume: Volume 106
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD | 2021-05-01, Pages 279-280
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.092
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Health Care Management
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Dear Editor, We read with interest the recently published article by Morris et al., ‘Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)’. The study demonstrated that pHCWs in the pediatric emergency department (ED) had a higher prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgG than pHCWs outside the ED. It also suggests universal personal protective equipment (PPE) for pHCWs in the pediatric ED until communicable disease can be definitively ruled out (Morris et al., 2021).