Autor: |
Willem M. Kühtreiber, Emma R. Hostetter, Grace E. Wolfe, Maya S. Vaishnaw, Rachel Goldstein, Emily R. Bulczynski, Neeshi S. Hullavarad, Joan E. Braley, Hui Zheng, Denise L. Faustman |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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Zdroj: |
iScience, Vol 27, Iss 6, Pp 109881- (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2589-0042 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.isci.2024.109881 |
Popis: |
Summary: The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine has many off-target benefits, including protection from diverse infectious diseases. As SARS-CoV-2 evolved, COVID-19 disease became more transmissible and less lethal. In this Phase III double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial conducted late in the pandemic, we tested at-risk US adults with type 1 diabetes if multi-dose BCG protected against COVID-19 and other infectious disease, co-primary outcomes. From April 2021 to November 2022, Tokyo-strain BCG vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 disease (p = 0.023) and strong platform protection against all infectious diseases (p |
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