No evidence: does BCG protect against coronavirus

The BCG vaccine does not reduce the risk of infection with coronavirus, report French immunologists. Perhaps in countries where tuberculosis vaccination is common, people are generally more responsible about their health, and health authorities' recommendations have more weight, but vaccinations made in childhood do not affect the risk of getting sick COVID-19 in any way.

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