BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine for tuberculosis, pictured at the Pasteur Institute in Paris in 1931. Scientists in the UK have begun testing the BCG vaccine, developed in 1921, to see if ...

New research adds to a growing body of evidence that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), is associated to reduced possibility of contracting the Covid-19 virus.

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 ...

WhatsApp messages claiming the BCG vaccine prevents coronavirus infection are inaccurate. The Bacille Calmette-Guérin jab has been given to children around the world to fight off tuberculosis ...

There is consistent evidence that BCG protects against leprosy ... analysis to be carried out to assess the difference of vaccine protection conferred for children vaccinated before 15 years ...