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. 2020 Apr 30;57(6):588–589. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1872-0

Demystifying BCG Vaccine and COVID-19 Relationship

Jogender Kumar 1,, Jitendra Meena 2
PMCID: PMC7340741  PMID: 32358227

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