The need for fast-track, high-quality and low-cost studies about the role of the BCG vaccine in the fight against COVID-19

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is routine and near-universal in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). It has been suggested that BCG can have a protective effect on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. This commentary discusses the limitations of the evidence around BCG and COVID-19...

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Autores principales: Pereira, Marcos, Paixão, Enny, Trajman, Anete, de Souza, Ramon Andrade, da Natividade, Marcio Santos, Pescarini, Julia M., Pereira, Susan Martins, Barreto, Florisneide Rodrigues, Ximenes, Ricardo, Dalcomo, Margareth, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Nunes, Ceuci, Barral-Netto, Manoel, Barreto, Maurício L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32653040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01439-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32653040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01439-4

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