
I have read the article by Fidel and Noverr with great interest (1). As told in the article, could measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine really be a “low-risk–high-reward” measure in COVID-19? However, I have several concerns about their opinion/hypothesis posed in their article (1). First, global ecological/epidemiological data might have suggested a correlation between MMR vaccination rate and decreased COVID-19 mortality (1). Some researchers disagreed with this conclusion for the live vaccines including MMR other than BCG (2). Some countries like Iran and Latin American countries, e.g., Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador, …
Inflammation, SARS-CoV-2, Pneumonia, Viral, COVID-19, Microbiology, Betacoronavirus, Virology, Humans, Coronavirus Infections, Letter to the Editor, Pandemics, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine, Measles
Inflammation, SARS-CoV-2, Pneumonia, Viral, COVID-19, Microbiology, Betacoronavirus, Virology, Humans, Coronavirus Infections, Letter to the Editor, Pandemics, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine, Measles
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