Is global BCG vaccination-induced trained immunity relevant to the progression of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

Allergy. 2020 Jul;75(7):1815-1819. doi: 10.1111/all.14345. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Authors

Mayda Gursel¹, Ihsan Gursel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
² Thorlab, Therapeutic Oligodeoxynucleotide Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

BCG Vaccine / immunology*
Betacoronavirus / immunology*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / immunology
Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Humans
Immunogenicity, Vaccine
Immunologic Memory
Models, Statistical
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination*
Vaccines, Attenuated / immunology

Substances

BCG Vaccine
Vaccines, Attenuated