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Table 3 Efficacy of BCG against severe COVID-19 by age group, Brazil, 2020–2021

From: Previous BCG vaccination is associated with less severe clinical progression of COVID-19

Age group

0–60

0–30

31–40

41–50

51–60

61+

Eficacy (95% CI)a

87.0% (74.1–93.1%)

97.1% (25.4–99.9%)

90.0% (21.2–98.7%)

84.0% (42.6–95.3%)

81.0% (48.2–92.7%)

35.0% (− 44.4–70.7%)

  1. aAdjusted by race/colour, schooling, sex, municipality, and comorbidity