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Original Research

Effectiveness of Booster Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in Lower COVID-19 Infection Rates: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Turkish Adults

Erhan Yengil1 Department of Family Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yusuf Onlen2 Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8163-1386
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Cahit Ozer1 Department of Family Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-2281
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Mustafa Hambolat3 Province Health Manager of Hatay, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-7669
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Mehmet Ozdogan4 Head of Provincial Public Health Department, Hatay, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1491-2978
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Pages 1757-1762 | Published online: 07 May 2021

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