April 17, 2020

BCG Vaccines may not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality Rates

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• The authors argue that BCG vaccination may not be the primary cause for lower infection and case fatality rates (CFR) observed in select countries with universal BCP policies. They believe the large variation in CFR could be resulting from underlying population characteristics, such as age, co-morbidities and genetics, and from different SARS-CoV-2 strains circulating in different regions.  

Singh et al. (Apr 17, 2020). BCG Vaccines may not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality Rates. Pre-print downloaded Apr 17 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.11.20062232