Could Bordetella pertussis vaccine protect against coronavirus COVID-19?

• Main Authors: Usama M. Alkholy, Mohamed E. Salama, Hagar Mahmoud, Ahmed Taher, 832-863-6551, Khaled M. Elsayes
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
• Series: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520301806

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of today, there are 2.165.500 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 145.705 deaths in over 185 countries. Unfortunately, despite the tremendous efforts to develop a vaccine initiated by various leading health institutions all over the world, it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. We are proposing a theory about testing the use of the Bordetella pertussis vaccine to protect against COVID-19. We deliver this theory to the scientific community, aiming to raise the concern about it, and to provide us with support by realistic and experimental evidence.