Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine, antimalarial, age and gender relation to COVID-19 spread and mortality

• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.06.083
• Publication Date: 2020-07-03T07:05:44Z
• Authors: Ahmed Osama El-Gendy; Haitham Saeed; Ahmed M.A. Ali; Hossam M. Zawbaa; Dina Gomaa; Hadeer S. Harb; Yasmin M. Madney; Hasnaa Osama; Mona A. Abdelrahman; Mohamed E.A. Abde...
• Keywords: Hydroxychloroquine; Pandemic

COVID-19 is affecting different countries all over the world with great variation in infection rate and death ratio. Some reports suggested a relation between the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the malaria treatment to the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Some reports related infant's lower susceptibility to the COVID-19. Some other reports a higher risk in males compared to females in such COVID-19 pandemic. Also, some other reports claimed the possible use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as prophylactic in such a pandemic. The present commentary is to discuss the possible relation between those factors and SARS-CoV-2 infection.