{"id":45667,"date":"2020-06-20T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/us-researchers-posit-mmr-vaccine-could-mitigate-worst-effects-of-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-06-20T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T19:21:12","slug":"us-researchers-posit-mmr-vaccine-could-mitigate-worst-effects-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/us-researchers-posit-mmr-vaccine-could-mitigate-worst-effects-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"US researchers posit MMR vaccine could mitigate worst effects of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A pair of US researchers are calling for a clinical trial to test their proposal that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine may help mitigate some of the most serious effects of COVID-19.\n<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/mbio.asm.org\/content\/mbio\/11\/3\/e00907-20.full.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> published Friday by the journal mBio, Paul Fidel and Mairi Noverr, of Louisiana State University and Tulane University respectively, said MMR boosters can help strengthen people\u2019s general immunity, offering protection against infections beyond those the vaccine is intended to prevent.<\/p>\n<p>They said there is growing evidence that so-called live vaccines such as MMR \u2014 which attenuate viruses rather than \u201ckill\u201d them \u2014 provide \u201cbeneficial nonspecific effects,\u201d helping reduce mortality and hospitalization from other types of infections.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/signup\/?utm_source=toi-articles&#038;utm_medium=middle-link&#038;utm_campaign=signup-buttons\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet The Times of Israel&#8217;s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/signup\/?utm_source=toi-articles&#038;utm_medium=middle-link&#038;utm_campaign=signup-buttons\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFree Sign Up<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>They noted that deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, are often linked to inflammation and sepsis of the lungs, which the two argued MMR could help prevent in those infected with the pathogen.\n<\/p>\n<p>The researchers said those more likely to be exposed to the virus such as healthcare workers should therefore be administered MMR as part of a trial, calling it a \u201clow risk-high reward\u201d measure.\n<\/p>\n<p>At worst, \u201cthe MMR vaccine would provide added protection against measles, mumps, and rubella for older adults,\u201d they said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Their article highlighted a report suggesting that milder symptoms among 955 sailors aboard the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier who tested positive for coronavirus may have been a result of the MMR shots given to all members of the US Navy.\n<\/p>\n<p>They also hypothesized that the fact that children are seemingly less be affected by COVID-19 could be tied to their having more recently received attenuated vaccines.\n<\/p>\n<p>The two stressed their proposal was \u201cstrictly a preventive measure against the worst inflammatory sequelae of COVID-19\u201d and not a vaccine against the virus.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-researchers-posit-mmr-vaccine-could-mitigate-worst-effects-of-covid-19\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of US researchers are calling for a clinical trial to test their proposal that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine may help mitigate some of the most serious effects of COVID-19. 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