Common MMR Vaccine May Prevent Covid-19

The American Journal of Medicine ^ | October 23, 2020 | Ashford, et. al.

[doragsda]

The common MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine may protect against Covid-19. Journal article at link.

[doragsda]

A look at the possibility that widespread use of MMR vaccinations may explain the difference in Covid infection rates across countries.

[Jane Long]

Bookmark.

[keats5]

This may explain why kids are less affected by COVID.

[Sacajaweau]

Interesting

[ZOOKER]

Spending billions of dollars, suffering for months while thousands die, to develop a vaccine we had all along?

This is definitely not funny.

[Tennessee Nana]

That makes sense thats probably why the kids arent having the problem the elderly are...

[MinorityRepublican]

The vaccine should work for adults as well. Or does the protection wear off?

[farming pharmer]

Interesting article, but the PRC are inveterate liars.:

1) COVID-19 has severely affected some countries and spared others. On September 30, 2020, China reported only 90,545 cases and 4,739 deaths. Most deaths were in Hubei Province (population 59 million; 4,512 deaths; 79 deaths/million), whose capital is Wuhan. Outside of Hubei Province, China (population nearly 1.4 billion) has only reported 227 deaths (0.16 deaths/million). China and the 36 other countries and regions in the WHO Western Pacific Region (WPR) have the fewest cases and deaths per population unit. Most countries of Asia and Africa also have low COVID-19 rates. By contrast, the US, other countries of the Americas, and Europe, have >50 times the death rate as WPR countries.

[Fury]

Well, that’s good! I just drank a bottle today!

[arkfreepdom]

This has been postulated for a few months. First time I saw the theory was by a mathematician

[doragsda]

I was doing some more research on this, and this idea was actually published in another journal way back at the beginning of June. Why the heck didn’t they just start giving everyone MMR vaccinations back then? Oh, yeah, then they wouldn’t have had 200,000 deaths to hold over Trump’s head at the election. Fauci and company should be brought up on charges:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2020.00120/full

[rfp1234]

If CCP members and their friends have already taken the MMR vaccine, they might not tell anyone else.

[doragsda]

The vaccine should work for adults as well. Or does the protection wear off?

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Widespread use of MMR vaccines in kids started in the early 70s. I’m turning 60 next week, so I, and those around my age, never received them as kids. Plus it looks like immunity may wear off after about 20 years. But the MMR is cheap and available right now.

[MHGinTN]

I wonder if the nearness of the MMR vaccinations for school children has something to do with why they are not as affected by the viur?... Like the immune response is still at a high enough level to ward off the virus, but with old dudes like me at 75 it is beyond weal response?

[MinorityRepublican]

Makes sense. All the critical cases tend to be elderly. They have never received the vaccine. Of course that’s not the only factor but it’s interesting if it turns out to be true that MMR vaccines are effective against COVID-19. Even if its only 50% effective, it could be the difference between life and death.

[Ben Dover]

Interesting that this is gaining traction now that the election is about to conclude.

[Rebelbase]

“First time I saw the theory was by a mathematician”

Non-binary, gender-fluid, racially tolerant math or homophobic, transphobic, racist math?

[DJ MacWoW]

I had measles and rubella as a kid so I wonder if that gives immunity.

[jonrick46]

Well put! Now that this is known, a full blown effort to vaccinate with the MMR vaccination should proceed.

[irishjuggler]

So, there have been claims that MMR (which I had at age 22) offers protections. And there have been claims that blood type O (which I have) offers protections. Well, then I guess it’s party on!