Differential COVID-19 case ascertainment by age and vaccination status in Victoria, Australia: a serosurveillance and

Joshua Szanyi1,2, David J Price1,2, Kylie S Carville1,3

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, Australia.

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