www.researchgate.net/publication/341354165_MMR_Vaccine_Appears_to_Confer_Strong_Protection_from_COVID-19_Few_Deaths_from_SARS-CoV-2_in_Highly_Vaccinated_Populations
This has NOT been peer reviewed yet, but: "Published epidemiological data suggests a correlation between patients who receive measles-rubella containing vaccines such as the commonly available MMR vaccine, and reduced COVID-19 death rate. Similar observations were recently noted in a Cambridge Study by Young et al, who noted protein homology between the COVID-19 virus and the rubella virus, corroborating the evidence in this report. The epidemiologic associations suggest that a measles-rubella containing vaccine, as currently produced, may be protective against severe disease and death from COVID-19 exposure."
Could be part of the reason why children seem relatively resistant to the virus. All very speculative so far, but it might be worth keeping an eye on, in any case. If nothing else, another reason to give children their vaccines on schedule!
It may be the rubella bit of the vaccine that gives protection, if this vaccine indeed turns out to have some protective effect.
There is also some speculation that widespread recent MMR vaccination (of adults as well as children) in American Samoa earlier this year, may have helped protect the region from COVID19. Perhaps a very recent vaccination gives the most protective effect.
More discussion here:
www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/11/2030880/0/en/Madagascar-Zero-COVID-19-Deaths-After-MMR-Vaccine-Given-to-26-of-Population-in-2019-According-to-World-Organization.html
(if that link does not work, try this one)
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Could the MMR be protective against COVID19?
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Kokeshi123 · 23/05/2020 10:42
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