The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is still effective for ...

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 ...

Koreas food and drug ministry rejects GC Biopharmas tuberculosis vaccine approval Ministry of Food and Drug Safety denies ...

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 ...

In a move to bolster tuberculosis (TB) prevention efforts, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday launched an adult Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination initiative in the State.

A new BCG vaccination campaign targeting high-risk adults was launched in Bengaluru to coincide with World TB Day, offering free vaccines to the elderly people. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh ...

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 woman in Ireland was mistakenly given the wrong vaccine, resulting in a severe abscess and whole-body infection that required six months of recovery.

A supplemental Biologics License Application has been submitted to the FDA for Anktiva plus BCG in papillary NMIBC.

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

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday announced the launch of a large-scale BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccination programme for adults across 16 districts in an effort to ...

VPM1002 is a recombinant BCG vaccine (a modified version of the BCG vaccine) being developed by Serum Institute of India. Immuvac is being developed by Cadila Pharma under the technical guidance ...