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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Infect Prev
. 2021 Mar;22(2):91-93.
doi: 10.1177/1757177420976812. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
Association between COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates and BCG vaccination policies in OECD countries
Yuki Senoo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yosuke Suzuki[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Kenji Tsuda[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Tetsuya Tanimoto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kenzo Takahashi[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
We compared whether the national BCG vaccination (BCGV) policy influenced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Those currently implementing BCGV have a reduced number of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality cases, compared to those who have never implemented a BCGV policy, suggesting the potential protective effect of BCGV against COVID-19.
Keywords: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine; COVID-19; OECD; coronavirus infections; epidemiology.
. 2021 Mar;22(2):91-93.
doi: 10.1177/1757177420976812. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
Association between COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates and BCG vaccination policies in OECD countries
Yuki Senoo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yosuke Suzuki[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Kenji Tsuda[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Tetsuya Tanimoto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kenzo Takahashi[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33859726
- PMCID: PMC8014005 (available on 2022-03-01)
- DOI: 10.1177/1757177420976812
Abstract
We compared whether the national BCG vaccination (BCGV) policy influenced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Those currently implementing BCGV have a reduced number of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality cases, compared to those who have never implemented a BCGV policy, suggesting the potential protective effect of BCGV against COVID-19.
Keywords: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine; COVID-19; OECD; coronavirus infections; epidemiology.