Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, antimalarial, age and gender relation to COVID-19 spread and mortality.
Vaccine
; 38(35): 5564-5568, 2020 07 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-650590
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is affecting different countries all over the world with great variation in infection rate and death ratio. Some reports suggested a relation between the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the malaria treatment to the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Some reports related infant's lower susceptibility to the COVID-19. Some other reports a higher risk in males compared to females in such COVID-19 pandemic. Also, some other reports claimed the possible use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as prophylactic in such a pandemic. The present commentary is to discuss the possible relation between those factors and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Aging
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BCG Vaccine
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Chloroquine
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Sex Characteristics
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Coronavirus Infections
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Chemoprevention
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Pandemics
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Hydroxychloroquine
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Vaccine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.vaccine.2020.06.083
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