The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is still effective for ...

Mumbai: From Dec 2024, 16,000 adults in Mumbai have received the BCG vaccine—a shot traditionally administered to infants as protection against tuberculosis (TB)—with a majority of them ...

Koreas food and drug ministry rejects GC Biopharmas tuberculosis vaccine approval Ministry of Food and Drug Safety denies ...

A new BCG vaccination campaign targeting high-risk adults was launched in Bengaluru to coincide with World TB Day, offering free vaccines to the elderly people. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh ...

In a move to bolster tuberculosis (TB) prevention efforts, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday launched an adult Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination initiative in the State.

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Known as the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, it's typically given to babies and young children to protect them against getting TB. It involves injecting a weakened form of Mycobacterium ...

A woman in Ireland was mistakenly given the wrong vaccine, resulting in a severe abscess and whole-body infection that required six months of recovery.

Academic researchers in Massachusetts believe the standard BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine could have a remarkable second use: a treatment to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes. The cause of ...

A supplemental Biologics License Application has been submitted to the FDA for Anktiva plus BCG in papillary NMIBC.

Ranchi: From birth until the age of six, children are supposed to receive nearly two dozen types of vaccines under the ...

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday announced the launch of a large-scale BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccination programme for adults across 16 districts in an effort to ...