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. 2021 Apr 15;17(9):2851–2862. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1908058

Figure 9.

Figure 9.

A model depicting the roles of vaccination and pathogen exposure on COVID-19 induced mortality: Countries having a vaccine providing broader protection, such as BCG, along with continuous exposure to pathogens provides effective cross immunity and thus lowers the numbers of COVID-19 induced deaths. It is possible that this combination will increase protection against newer pathogens in the future