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

Lactate, a product of scaled-up energy production, appears to play a key role in inducing trained immunity after vaccines.

The BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained immunity it also protects against many more ...

A link between metabolism and epigenetics forms the basis for trained immunityThe BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained ...

“BCG is a very important vaccine. An infant who is vaccinated develops immunity after three weeks, which helps prevent severe forms TB,” says Prof Nduati. She stresses that while the BCG ...

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 Mission Indradhanush initiative has significantly improved immunization coverage, contributing to the reduction of child ...

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, ...

Mumbai: From Dec 2024, 16,000 adults in Mumbai have received the BCG vaccine—a shot traditionally administered to infants as protection against tuberculosis (TB)—with a majority of them ...