The impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination on antibody response after COVID-19 vaccination

Summary: Earlier studies showed that BCG vaccination improves antibody responses of subsequent vaccinations. Similarly, in older volunteers we found an increased IgG receptor-binding domain (RBD) concentration after SARS-CoV-2 infection if they were recently vaccinated with BCG. This study aims to a...

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Main Authors: Esther J.M. Taks, Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag, Konstantin Föhse, Elles Simonetti, Christa E. van der Gaast-de Jongh, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven, Marc J.M. Bonten, Jaap ten Oever, Marien I. de Jonge, Janneke H.H.M. van de Wijgert, Mihai G. Netea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223021399