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One of the oldest vaccines could help combat COVID-19 europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 26, 2020
Researchers have shown that recipients of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine are less likely to contract COVID-19 in a new study.
UK to commence anti-TB BCG vaccine trials to test efficacy against COVID-19 expresspharma
October 14, 2020
Previous studies suggest that the BCG vaccine could reduce susceptibility to a range of infections caused by viruses including those similar to the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19.
SII enrols 6000 subjects for efficacy trial of rBCG vaccine, VPM1002 against COVID-19 expresspharma
July 28, 2020
The DBT-BIRAC supported trial aims to evaluate the ability of VPM1002 in reducing infection incidence and severe disease outcomes of COVID-19 among high-risk persons of advanced age or co-morbidities and high-exposure healthcare workers.
Tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths; dormitory screening urged expresspharma
July 13, 2020
Researchers found that countries with higher rates of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations for tuberculosis had lower peak mortality rates from COVID-19.