SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study

• Published in: International Journal of General Medicine
• Main Authors: Sheikh Ali,Sami, Kheirallah,Khalid A, Sharkas,Ghazi, Al-Nusair,Mohammed, Al-Mistarehi,Abdel-Hameed, Ghazo,Mahmoud, Zeitawi,Ali, Bellizzi,Saverio, Ramadan,Mohannad, Alsulaiman,Jomana W, Alzoubi,Hamed, Belbesi,Adel, Allouh,Mohammed Z
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Press 2022
• Subjects: International Journal of General Medicine; sami
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/sars-cov-2-seroepidemiological-investigation-in-jordan-seroprevalence--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM

Sami Sheikh Ali,1 Khalid A Kheirallah,2 Ghazi Sharkas,1 Mohammed Al-Nusair,2 Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi,2 Mahmoud Ghazo,1 Ali Zeitawi,1 Saverio Bellizzi,3 Mohannad Ramadan,3 Jomana W Alsulaiman,4 Hamed Alzoubi,5 Adel Belbesi,1 Mohammed Z Allouh6,7 1Epidemics Management, Jordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 3Emergency Program, World Health Organization, Jordan Country Office, Amman, Jordan; 4Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; 5Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Mutah, Jordan; 6Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 7Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Khalid A Kheirallah, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box: 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail] Mohammed Z Allouh, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box: 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]: Population-based serosurveillance is a cornerstone to furthering our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic at the community levels. In Jordan, four waves (phases) of seroprevalence epidemiological investigations were conducted using representative population-based national samples. This study aims to estimate the population-based seropositivity, herd immunity, and vaccination coverage at the fourth wave.Methods: Multistage sampling technique was implemented to recruit a nationally representative sample for the fourth wave of the seroprevalence investigation (June to August 2021). Electronically collected data utilized a ...