Does prior immunization with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines contribute to the antibody response to COVID-19 antigens? - Concepedia

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Does prior immunization with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines contribute to the antibody response to COVID-19 antigens?

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2021

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Danesh Hassani, Mohammad Mehdi Amiri, Faezeh Maghsood, Vahid Salimi, Gholam Ali Kardar, Omid Barati, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hashemian, Mahmood Jeddi‐Tehrani, Amir‐Hassan Zarnani, Fazel Shokri

Abstract

Our findings suggest that measles vaccination triggers those B cells cross-reactive with SARS-CoV2 antigens leading to the production of increased levels of measles-specific antibody.