Publication Date
Spring 4-2023
School
College of Arts and Sciences
Major
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Antibody, Vaccine, Biostatistics, Generalized Linear Model
Disciplines
Biostatistics | Categorical Data Analysis | Epidemiology | Immunology of Infectious Disease | Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series | Statistical Methodology | Viruses
Recommended Citation
Bonus, Emily, "Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Liberty University Student Population" (2023). Senior Honors Theses. 1283.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1283
Abstract
In 2020, the virus SARS-CoV-2 gained attention as it spread around the world. Its antibodies are poorly understood, and little research focuses on those with few COVID-19 complications yet large numbers of close contacts: university students. This longitudinal study recorded SARS-CoV-2 antibody presence in 107 undergraduate Liberty University students twice during early 2021. After extensive data cleaning and the application of various statistical tests and ANOVAs, the data seems to show that in the case of COVID-19 infections, SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibodies are immediately produced, and then IgG antibodies follow later. However, the COVID-19 vaccine causes the production of both IgM and IgG antibodies right away, which then disappear more rapidly than those from a natural infection.
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Biostatistics Commons, Categorical Data Analysis Commons, Epidemiology Commons, Immunology of Infectious Disease Commons, Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series Commons, Statistical Methodology Commons, Viruses Commons
