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EDITORIAL
BCG vaccination and Covid-19 protection
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1st Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Demosthenes Bouros
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens Medical Center, 15125, Greece
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens Medical Center, 15125, Greece
Pneumon 2020;33(1):7-9
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