China: A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has reaffirmed the protective effect of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG ...

There is uniform agreement that serious manifestations of tuberculosis like tuberculous meningitis are less common among children who received BCG vaccination. However, a vaccine obtained by ...

The BCG vaccine was incorrectly injected into the ... Typically, complications – already rare – are seen in babies and young children, generally those who are immunocompromised.

A closely watched clinical trial testing what could be the world’s first new tuberculosis vaccine in a century has hit its ...

Officials have confirmed a tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It's unclear if the patient ...

The vaccine fell out of favor after the Lübeck disaster in 1930 in which 251 children received three doses of oral BCG that were contaminated with the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The theme for World Immunization Week 2025 is 'Immunization for All is Humanly Possible'. WHO says that vaccines are one of ...

BCG vaccination, which is easy to deliver and ... serious adverse events when given to immunocompromised HIV-infected children. There is less information for adults, probably because BCG is ...

Thousands of children, women and senior citizens in Calbayog, Samar are set to receive various vaccines as part of the ...

The Health Ministry is pursuing efforts to ensure that children who have never received any immunizations, referred to as ...

Over the years, vaccines have prevented countless diseases and saved millions of lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are vaccines for infants, children, ...