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The BCG Vaccine is a vaccine containing bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, with non-specific immunoadjuvant and immunotherapeutic activities. Although the mechanism of its anti-tumor activity is unclear, immunization with BCG vaccine likely activates a Th1 cytokine response that includes the induction of interferon. Vaccination with BCG vaccine may be immunoprotective against infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine

Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine

New TB vaccination strategy could save hundreds of thousands of lives with HIV

New TB vaccination strategy could save hundreds of thousands of lives with HIV

Results from a nested randomized controlled trial for BCG vaccination against recurrent herpes labialis

Results from a nested randomized controlled trial for BCG vaccination against recurrent herpes labialis

BCG vaccine associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

BCG vaccine associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Reducing COVID-19 burden: could Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines confer protection?

Reducing COVID-19 burden: could Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines confer protection?

The BCG vaccine does not decrease the risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers

The BCG vaccine does not decrease the risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers

What is the effect of prior BCG vaccination on the immunogenicity and efficacy of subsequent COVID-19 vaccination?

What is the effect of prior BCG vaccination on the immunogenicity and efficacy of subsequent COVID-19 vaccination?

BCG vaccine does not protect elderly with co-morbidities against COVID-19

BCG vaccine does not protect elderly with co-morbidities against COVID-19

WHO to launch council to accelerate the development of TB vaccine

WHO to launch council to accelerate the development of TB vaccine

Exploring the immune mechanism induced by BCG vaccine in humanized mouse model

Exploring the immune mechanism induced by BCG vaccine in humanized mouse model

Food, vaccines, bacteria, and viruses may all prime our immune system to attack SARS-CoV-2

Food, vaccines, bacteria, and viruses may all prime our immune system to attack SARS-CoV-2

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Study shows vaccine-derived poliovirus in infant with severe immunodeficiency

Study shows vaccine-derived poliovirus in infant with severe immunodeficiency

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

Modified TB vaccine could help treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Modified TB vaccine could help treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

The BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in type 1 diabetic adults

The BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in type 1 diabetic adults

BCG vaccine produces a "trained immunity response" which lasts more than a year

BCG vaccine produces a "trained immunity response" which lasts more than a year

What does the future look like for TB care?

What does the future look like for TB care?

University of Oxford begins recruiting for Phase I trial of new TB vaccine

University of Oxford begins recruiting for Phase I trial of new TB vaccine

The effect of immunization with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine on the incidence of COVID-19

The effect of immunization with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine on the incidence of COVID-19