Abstract
This cohort study compares rates of coronavirus PCR test positivity among Israelis with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19 who did and did not receive BCG vaccination as part of routine childhood immunization in the early 1980s.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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BCG Vaccine*
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Betacoronavirus
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Testing
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Israel / epidemiology
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Male
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
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SARS-CoV-2
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Vaccination