The BCG vaccine is built fairly differently from the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines, which have been similarly effective against the virus. Instead of mRNA, ...

The BCG vaccine was first used against TB in the 1920's and then started to be used as the first cancer immunotherapy around ...

Researchers from the Butantan Institute and collaborators are developing a more potent version of the BCG vaccine that protects against tuberculosis. While the conventional immunizer reduced ...

Neonatal BCG vaccination has been part of routine vaccination to prevent TB in places where leprosy is common. Indeed, the BCG vaccine was invented whether the leprosy world asked for it or not ...

The treatment consists of instilling the BCG vaccine directly into the bladder. When the treatment works, the 15-year survival rate for patients with so-called “non-muscle-invasive” (early ...

BCG vaccine—named for its developers—contains inactivated mycobacteria that infect cattle and remains the only vaccination strategy against the infection in humans.

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 Therapeutic BCG Vaccine Market offers growth opportunities through expanding applications beyond TB prevention, including bladder cancer and autoimmune diseases. Advances in biotechnology ...

The Ministry of Health has received a consignment of three million Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) doses. The vaccine protects against tuberculosis. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Ouma Oluga ...

A new study has cast a sobering light on Uganda’s immunization efforts, revealing alarmingly high levels of vaccine wastage ...

Findings of a new study by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health shows high levels of vaccine wastage in ...

A new study by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health has uncovered alarmingly high levels of vaccine ...