Prospective observational study of SARS-CoV-2 infection, transmission and immunity in a cohort of households in Liverpool City Region, UK (COVID-LIV): a study protocol

Introduction The emergence and rapid spread of COVID-19 have caused widespread and catastrophic public health and economic impact, requiring governments to restrict societal activity to reduce the spread of the disease. The role of household transmission in the population spread of SARS-CoV-2, and o...

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Main Authors: Daniel Hungerford, Neil French, Carrol Gamble, Laura Marsh, Nigel A Cunliffe, Tracy Moitt, Miren Iturriza-Gómara, Chloe Donohue, William Greenhalf, Lance Turtle, Stephen Aston, Milton Ashworth, Laura Booth, Katie Bullock, Terry Foster, Joanna Middleton, William Reynolds, Victoria E Shaw, Eve Wilcock, Jane Armstrong, Susan Dobson, Ashley P Jones, Wega Setiabudi, Krishanthi Subramaniam, Natasha Marcella Vaselli, Moon Wilton, Gareth Platt, Dean J Naisbitt, Emily R Adams, Lynnette Crossley, Neil Joseph, Lee D Troughton, Samantha Kilada, Katharine Abba, Victoria Simpson, Lynsey Goodwin, Rachael Daws, Shiva S Forootan, Rachel Press, Vida Spaine, Lesley Hands, Kate Bradfield, Carol McNally, Silviya Balabanova, Lynsey Finnetty, Paul J Thomson, Monday Ogese, Kareena Adair, Liam Farrell, Kanoot Jaruthamsophon, Adam Lister, Benjamin W A Catterall, Lara Lavelle-Langham, Emily Cass, Alejandra Doce Carracedo, Lianne Davies, Lisa Flaherty, Melanie Oates, Nicole Maziere, Jennifer Lloyd, Hannah Massey, Anthony Holmes, Nicola Carlucci, Vanessa Brammah, Yasmyn Ramos, Daniel Allen, Debbie Howarth, Jena Lowe, Jayne Jones, Paula Wright, Iain Slack, Simone McLaughlin, Jessica Mason, Thomas Edwards, Claudia McKeown, Elysse Hendrick, Chris Williams, Rachel Byrne, Kate Buist, Gala Garrod, Sophie Owen, Efstathia Gkioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/3/e048317.full