A healthy 30-year-old woman in Ireland was mistakenly injected with a BCG vaccine instead of an MMR shot, causing a severe TB infection. The error went unnoticed initially, resulting in the bacteria ...

Known as the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, it's typically given to babies and young children to protect them against getting TB. It involves injecting a weakened form of Mycobacterium ...

A CASE of the “world’s deadliest infectious disease” has been detected in an East Sussex primary school – prompting a ...

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 ...

Ranchi: From birth until the age of six, children are supposed to receive nearly two dozen types of vaccines under the ...

TB cases rise globally. New vaccine trials offer hope. Learn about TB's impact, risks, and a Dr. Alemnew Dagnew's fight for a ...

Monday 24th March 2025 is World Tuberculosis Day. Along with its international collaborators , Oxford remains at the forefront of research to develop ...