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. 2020 Nov:144:110109.
doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110109. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

BCG vaccination and COVID-19: Much ado about nothing?

M Caminati  1 , F Furci  2 , G Senna  3 , G Delfino  4 , A Poli  5 , C Bovo  6 , V Patella  7
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BCG vaccination and COVID-19: Much ado about nothing?

M Caminati et al. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov.
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