key: cord-0749984-9j9ny5tb authors: Ilic, Ivan; Stojanovic, Dragana Unic; Loncar, Goran title: Influenza immunization and COVID-19 – can viral structure be responsible for the effect? date: 2021-07-26 journal: Int J Infect Dis DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.055 sha: ac34e5eec8b990943fa628a170d7d7b42d29f8de doc_id: 749984 cord_uid: 9j9ny5tb nan In the study we have found that medical professionals infected with coronavirus who 25 had been immunized against seasonal influenza had a lower incidence of CT- Although the evidence regarding structure and function of novel coronavirus is 60 emerging it must be noted that immunization itself is a process that stimulates 61 immune system of the vaccinated person, so that response to another pathogen may 62 be enhanced leading to observed associations found in our study. Since COVID 19 is multifaceted disease, real impact of influenza immunization on Declaration of interests 86 The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or 87 personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in 88 this paper. Ethical approval 95 The manuscript has been approved by the Institutional Ethics committee. et 107 al. Betacoronavirus Adaptation to Humans Involved Progressive Loss of Human Coronavirus 111 HKU1 Spike Protein Uses O-Acetylated Sialic Acid as an Attachment 112 Receptor Determinant and Employs Hemagglutinin-Esterase Protein as a 113 Receptor-Destroying Enzyme Pneumonia 116 in medical professionals during COVID-19 outbreak in cardiovascular hospital Arbidol: A potential antiviral drug for the treatment of SARS-119 CoV-2 by blocking trimerization of the spike glycoprotein Emerging Wuhan (COVID-19) coronavirus: glycan 122 shield and structure prediction of spike glycoprotein and its interaction with 123 human CD26