Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Vaccine. 2020 Jul 31;38(35):5564-5568. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.06.083. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
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.
COVID-19 正在影响世界上不同的国家，其感染率和死亡率差异很大。一些报告表明，卡介苗（BCG）疫苗和疟疾治疗与预防 SARS-CoV-2 感染之间存在关联。一些报告与婴儿对 COVID-19 的较低易感性有关。还有一些报告称，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，男性的风险高于女性。此外，还有一些报告声称氯喹和羟氯喹可能在这种大流行中用作预防药物。本评论旨在讨论这些因素与 SARS-CoV-2 感染之间可能存在的关系。
