Can existing live vaccines prevent COVID-19?

2020/06/11 by Konstantin Chumakov, Christine Stabell Benn, Peter Aaby +2 · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · Social Sciences · #2019-20 coronavirus outbreak #Coronavirus Infections #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Disease #Immune responses and vaccinations #Infectious disease (medical specialty) #Medicine #Outbreak #Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) #Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy #Virology #Zoonotic diseases and public health

paper · doi:10.1126/science.abc4262

openalex publication_date 2020/06/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Live vaccines can prevent unrelated infections and may temporarily protect against COVID-19

Citations

• Vaccinations against smallpox and tuberculosis are associated with better long-term survival: a Danish case-cohort study 1971–2010

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