Could BCG Vaccination Induce Protective Trained Immunity for SARS-CoV-2?
Trained immunity is a type of non-specific memory-like immune response induced by some pathogens and vaccines, such as BCG, which can confer antigen-independent protection against a wide variety of pathogens. The BCG vaccine has been extensively used to protect against tuberculosis for almost a 100...
Main Authors: | Camila Covián, Angello Retamal-Díaz, Susan M. Bueno, Alexis M. Kalergis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00970/full |
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