Opinion – BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype and More Evidence, Please

• BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please – Forbes

See new Preprints suggesting caution in correlating BCG vaccination policies with COVID-19 incidence and mortality:

• [Preprint] BCG protects against COVID-19? A word of caution – medRxiv
• [Preprint] Exercising caution in correlating COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates with BCG vaccination policies due to variable rates of SARS CoV-2 testing – medRxiv
• [Preprint] Association Between BCG Policy is Significantly Confounded by Age and is Unlikely to Alter Infection or Mortality Rates – medRxiv

See previous studies suggesting a benefit from BCG vaccination:

• Observational Studies: Countries with Universal BCG Vaccination Policy May Have Reduced Mortality from COVID-19 (preprints on the subject)