Citizen science initiative points at childhood BCG vaccination as a risk factor for COVID-19.
Transbound Emerg Dis
; 68(6): 3114-3119, 2021 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33825348
ABSTRACT
Current results do not provide conclusive evidence on the effect of BCG vaccination on COVID-19 alone or in combination with other factors. To address this limitation, in this study we used a citizen science initiative on the COVID-19 pandemic to collect data worldwide during 2 October 2020-30 October 2020 (1,233 individuals) in a structured way for analysing factors and characteristics of affected individuals in relation to BCG vaccination. For the first time, the results of our study suggested that vaccination with BCG may increase the risk for COVID-19 at certain age, particularly in individuals vaccinated at childhood. Childhood BCG vaccination increased the likelihood of being diagnosed with COVID-19 fivefold in COVID-19 low-incidence countries and threefold in high-incidence countries. A reasonable explanation for this effect is the activation of certain innate immunity mechanisms associated with inflammatory reactions. These factors should be considered when analysing the risks associated with this global pandemic.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de saúde:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_zoonosis
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4_pneumonia
Assunto principal:
Ciência do Cidadão
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transbound Emerg Dis
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha