Is BCG vaccination affecting the spread and severity of COVID-19?

Allergy. 2020 Jul;75(7):1824-1827. doi: 10.1111/all.14344. Epub 2020 May 12.

Authors

Cevdet Ozdemir^{1

2}, Umut Can Kucuksezer³, Zeynep Ulker Tamay²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 32330314
DOI: 10.1111/all.14344

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Animals
BCG Vaccine / immunology*
Betacoronavirus / immunology*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / immunology
Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Humans
Hygiene Hypothesis
Immunization Schedule
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination*

Substances

BCG Vaccine