Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines are given to more than 100 million children every year, but there is considerable debate regarding the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in preventing ...

The CDC fact sheet you cited regarding BCG vaccination conflicted with the answer you provided (Item 93-6). You stated that “BCG-vaccinated patients should be skin-tested, with results interpreted ...

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination didn't help prevent sustained Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in initially uninfected adolescents without HIV in a randomized trial from South Africa.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are recruiting adult volunteers for a research study evaluating whether the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine can prevent tuberculosis (TB) infection in ...

The Gates Foundation unveiled plans Wednesday to fund a long-awaited trial for what, if proven effective, would be the first new tuberculosis vaccine in over a century. The 26,000-person, Phase 3 ...

An international trial has investigated the potential immune-boosting effects of the tuberculosis BCG vaccine against COVID-19. The results show that the risk of developing the disease during the ...

Bengaluru: In an effort to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) deaths in Karnataka, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao Tuesday launched Adult BCG Vaccination Programme in 16 districts. The initiative is part of ...

In the course of investigating the use of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for high-risk individuals who have type 1 diabetes (T1D), researchers hoped—and found—that BCG could substantially reduce the chance ...

Using zebrafish “Avatars”, an animal model developed by the Cancer Development and Innate Immune Evasion lab at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF), led by Rita Fior, Mayra Martínez-López – a former PhD ...