Variances in BCG protection against COVID-19 mortality: A global assessment

Variances in BCG protection against COVID-19 mortality: A global assessment

The BCG vaccine is known to impart nonspecific immunological benefits alongside conferring protection to tuberculosis in endemic regions. It is also known to protect against bladder cancer and other respiratory tract infections. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the BCG vaccin...

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Main Authors: Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Krunal Pandav, Sarabjot Singh Makkar, Saman Hasan Siddiqui, Gaurav Patel, Tania Platero-Portillo, Bishnu Mohan Singh, Mohamed Iburahim Haja Maideen, Deepika Sarvepalli, Muzna Sarfraz, Jose Cardona-Guzman, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Coronavirus
BCG vaccine
Policy
Innate immunity
Heterologous immunity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579421000383

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