Table 1

Data collected from the questionnaires

Participant questionnairesEligibility checkBaseline / randomisationVaccine diary*3-mly FU†Episode FU
Demographics, medical history
 Inclusion and exclusion criteriaX
 Age, sex, BMI, comorbidities (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, hypertension), alcohol, smokingX
 Medication: use of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, lopinavir-ritonavir, oseltamivir or antihypertensive drugsXX
 Vaccination: timing of administration of other vaccine(s)X
Mycobacterium spp exposure: prior BCG vaccination, previous positive TST, latent TB, or stay in high TB prevalence countryXX
 Cold sores recurrences and impact on quality of lifeXX
COVID-19 exposure
 Workplace: profession, department, amount of direct patient contact, contact with COVID-19 casesXX
 Household: composition, COVID-19 exposureXX
BCG vaccination site
 Photograph of BCG vaccination siteXXX
 Vaccine site reaction (pain, redness, swelling, tenderness)X
 Enlarged lymph nodeX
 BCG scarring and complicationXX
Illness episode
 Presence of fever, cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny/blocked nose, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of smell or tasteXX
 COVID-19 test resultXX
 Days absent from workXX
 Days confined to bedX
 Medical consultation, ED presentationXX
 Hospital admissionXX
 ComplicationsXX
  • *Completed during the 2 weeks following vaccination.

  • †Questionnaire available in the online supplemental material.

  • BMI, body mass index; ED, emergency department; Episode, illness episode; FU, follow-up; mly, monthly; TB, tuberculosis; TST, tuberculin skin test.