Deadly COVID-19 among the elderly: Innate immune memory helping those most in need

Age is a key risk factor associated with the severity of symptoms caused by SARS-CoV-2, and there is an urgent need to reduce COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in elderly individuals. We discuss evidence suggesting that trained immunity elicited by BCG vaccination may improve immune responses and can...

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Autores principales: Sohrabi, Yahya, Reinecke, Holger, Joosten, Leo A.B., Netea, Mihai G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33649749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2021.02.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33649749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2021.02.004

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