The Association of Previous Vaccination with Live-Attenuated Varicella Zoster Vaccine and COVID-19 Positivity: An Israeli Population-Based Study

The Association of Previous Vaccination with Live-Attenuated Varicella Zoster Vaccine and COVID-19 Positivity: An Israeli Population-Based Study

The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine affords indirect protection against COVID-19, which is presumably due to priming of the innate immune system. It was hypothesized that the live attenuated Varicella Zoster (LAVZ) vaccine, recommended for the elderly population, would also protect against CO...

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Main Authors: Eugene Merzon, Ilan Green, Eli Somekh, Shlomo Vinker, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Ariel Israel, Alessandro Gorohovski, Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern, Michal Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
COVID-19 infection
live-attenuated zoster vaccine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/1/74

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