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Ciao Corona school study on the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in school children

  • Funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)
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Grant number: 0142005131

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2022
    2023

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $452,018.25

  • Funder

    State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)

  • Principal Investigator

    Abteilung Übertragbare Krankheiten Sekretariat der

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Immunity

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adolescent (13 years to 17 years)Children (1 year to 12 years)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Ciao Corona is a population-based cohort of around 2,500 schoolchildren (ages 6 - 17 years) from randomly selected schools (n = 55) and classes (n = 275) from all districts of the canton of Zurich. The children and adolescents are invited to test for antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The study has been investigating the longitudinal development of seroprevalence and development of immunity as well as lifestyle and health in children and adolescents since summer 2020.The main objectives of Ciao Corona for phases 4 and 5 are:1. Determination of SARS-CoV-2-related, natural and vaccine-related immunity in children and adolescents and the temporal course of immunity since the beginning of the pandemic2. Characterization of symptoms, their course and risk constellations for long COVID3. Determination of the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents and the connection ...