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 ...

Historically, the BCG vaccine has been administered to infants to guard against severe TB infections. However, recent studies indicate that re-vaccination in adults, particularly among vulnerable ...

Indeed, the BCG vaccine was invented whether the leprosy world asked for it or not; and it has not been necessary to consider the need for neonatal BCG vaccination to prevent leprosy, or to ...