BCG, or Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, is a cheap and safe vaccine that was first developed in the 1920s as a defense against tuberculosis (TB) – a bacterial lung infection.

BCG, a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, is in the news, raising hopes for the COVID-19 pandemic. But existing ecological studies have serious limitations. Randomized trials are urgently needed.

The BCG vaccine, a vaccine originally made against tuberculosis, has a general stimulating effect on the immune system and is therefore effective against multiple infectious diseases - possibly ...

Murdoch Children's Dr Samantha Bannister said 14 months after having the BCG vaccination they saw reprogramming, a process where genes were switched off or on, in a specific blood cell type ...

The BCG vaccine, a vaccine originally made against tuberculosis, has a general stimulating effect on the immune system and is therefore effective against multiple infectious diseases—possibly ...

The BCG vaccine was developed to protect against tuberculosis, which is also known as TB. It was launched in 1921 and is typically administered to adults aged 16 to 35 who might be at risk of TB ...

Though BCG can be given any time from birth to 15 days of life, in Kenya it is given along with the zero dose of oral polio vaccine at birth or before a mom is discharged from the hospital after ...

May 4, 2004 -- Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine efficacy persists for 50 to 60 years, suggesting that a single vaccination can have a long duration of protection, according to results of a ...

BCG vaccination was protective against pulmonary tuberculosis (19% effectiveness), but this effect was only seen in children younger than 3 years (42% effectiveness) when stratified by age.

The Therapeutic BCG Vaccine Market was valued at USD 60.29 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 75.68 Million by 2030, rising at a CAGR of 3.86%. The BCG vaccine (Bacillus Calmette ...

BCG vaccine is one of the oldest vaccines given to babies. It stands for Bacillus Calmette Gurrain, the strain of bovine tuberculosis used in the vaccine first made by French scientists Calmette ...