Reply to Dr. Vincenzo Patella et al. Could anti-tubercular vaccination protect against COVID-19 infection?

Cevdet Ozdemir^{1

2}, Umut C Kucuksezer³, Zeynep Ülker Tamay²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Comment

Cevdet Ozdemir et al. Allergy. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;76(3):946-948.

doi: 10.1111/all.14559. Epub 2020 Sep 6.

Cevdet Ozdemir^{1

2}, Umut C Kucuksezer³, Zeynep Ülker Tamay²

¹ Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Immunology, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

No abstract available

Keywords: T cells; infections; vaccines; virus.

Comment on

Could anti-tubercular vaccination protect against COVID-19 infection?
Patella V, Florio G, Brancaccio R, Delfino G. Patella V, et al. Allergy. 2021 Mar;76(3):942-945. doi: 10.1111/all.14443. Epub 2020 Jul 9. Allergy. 2021. PMID: 32578215 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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