The BCG vaccine ineffective against Covid-19: a new study confirms it
Researchers have again studied the effectiveness of the BCG vaccine in preventing Covid-19. They concluded that it was not effective, ...
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Tuberculosis vaccine: could BCG (also) protect against Covid-19?
© ShutterstockCould the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, become a new weapon in the fight against Covid-19 ? Published in the journal ...
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The BCG vaccine would protect well beyond tuberculosis
Australian researchers demonstrate how children's immunity evolves immediately after BCG vaccination, providing protection against germs other than tuberculosis. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Tuberculosis: how to get a “turbo” effect with BCG
BCG, a vaccine weapon against tuberculosis, has a decreasing effectiveness over time. The blocking of a protein simultaneously with the ...
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BCG may protect older people from respiratory infections
BCG - originally against tuberculosis - also protects against various infections, including respiratory. It is effective on the whole population, ...
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Covid-19: the BCG vaccine could protect us from the virus
Previous studies have already found a link between this vaccine and reduced mortality. New research confirms this correlation. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Covid-19: the BCG vaccine being tested
Several countries have launched clinical trials to determine whether the BCG vaccination could work, at least partially, against the new ...
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Could the BCG vaccine protect diabetics against Covid-19?
© ShutterstockThe BCG vaccine was designed to protect against tuberculosis, a disease caused by a very resistant bacterium: Koch's bacillus.Since ...
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Diabetes: two doses of tuberculosis vaccine could cure patients
An eight-year study has just shown that the tuberculosis vaccine (BCG) can treat advanced type 1 diabetes. BCG a vaccine ...
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The Pasteur Institute wants to “save” the vaccine against tuberculosis
Tuberculosis remains one of the world's leading killer diseases. Vaccination has become less and less effective: in question the strain ...
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Tuberculosis: a vaccine candidate more effective than BCG
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur are developing an alternative to the BCG vaccine. It should be more effective in adults ...
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BCG: vaccination of infants safer after one month
The High Council of Public Health (HCSP) recommends postponing BCG vaccination in mainland France after one month to avoid serious ...
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Tuberculosis: the Institut Pasteur on the trail of a more effective vaccine
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur publish a study deciphering the mechanisms of action of a new vaccine with promising results ...
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Tuberculosis: soon a vaccine more effective than BCG?
© ThinkstockDecreasing efficiency and BCG vaccine out of stock, emergence of resistant strains, upsurge in tuberculosis cases in adults ... ...
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BCG: to deal with stockouts, vaccines come from Poland
© iStockPhotosSince March 29, the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis, marketed by the Sanofi laboratory, is out of stock. The laboratory, ...
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