Could the MMR be protective against COVID19?

[Kokeshi123]

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This has NOT been peer reviewed yet, but: "Published epidemiological data suggests a correlation between patients who receive measles-rubella containing vaccines such as the commonly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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[Kokeshi123]

It could be something to do with having either the disease or vaccine recently as opposed to decades ago (I am just guessing though... And obviously all this is very speculative anyway!)

[time4anothername]

I remember this thread from a few months ago and last couple of days I saw some stories about a study that seems to have found that the Mumps element in particular might be protective.

Here's the journal article the stories were based on, published Nov 20th mbio.asm.org/content/11/6/e02628-20

[MarinPrime]

Yes, it seems to be the mumps antibodies from the MMR that are protective against covid according to the latest research. Interestingly having the illness itself (mumps) doesn't give the same protection.

gives a good explanation.
He mentioned that this could explain why children don't get ill from covid, most have had the MMR vaccine.

[time4anothername]

I watched the clip, thank you He seems convinced of the reliability of the study. I am surprised we are not hearing more about this, if it is so helpful, couldn't it fill a gap while the C vaccine is waited for?

[ForBlueSkies]

I feel like this can’t be entirely accurate otherwise more people in their 40s and 50s would be succumbing badly? Maybe they’re still young enough to mount a decent immune response in spite of the lack of vaccine protection, though.

I’m 41 and received either rubella or the MMR vaccine as an early teen in Australia. I wish I could recall which one! 😂

[Fantail]

I’ve had rubella, the rubella vaccination and then two MMR shots. I should be good.

Rubella because routinely given to 11 year olds in NZ when I was 11. MMR number one because we were travelling overseas and I hadn’t had mumps and only one measles vaccination as was customary when I was 2. Then the second vaccination a couple of years ago when I was travelling for work (I do international development so have had many vaccinations!)