A nationwide shortage of BCG vaccines in the country leaves Kenyan newborns vulnerable to TB, a disease with a high ...

Hospitals across the country are now facing a shortage of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which protects newborns ...

A new tuberculosis vaccine that self-destructs to enhance safety has shown promising results in macaque monkeys, providing ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough mechanism that makes the intravenous Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) tuberculosis ...

The in-built in protection mechanisms offer a safer and more effective way to combat the deadliest disease of 2024.

Childhood vaccination is a success story. But concerns around vaccines endure. Especially, it seems, among the individuals Donald Trump has picked as his choices to lead US health agencies from ...

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 ...

A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of Pittsburgh research published ...

Intravenous BCG vaccine with a built-in kill-switch was found to be at least as effective as regular tuberculosis vaccine in protecting monkeys against infection.

This lies against a backdrop of a nationwide shortage of BCG vaccines, as reports indicated that it has been out of stock for ...

"BCG vaccine is a very important vaccine. An infant who is vaccinated develops immunity after three weeks, therefore preventing severe forms of Tuberculosis (TB)," says Prof. Nduati. She ...