Intravenous BCG vaccine with a built-in kill-switch was found to be at least as effective as regular tuberculosis vaccine in protecting monkeys against infection.

A new tuberculosis vaccine that self-destructs to enhance safety has shown promising results in macaque monkeys, providing ...

[JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD.] A nationwide shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines in the country leaves Kenyan newborns vulnerable to Tuberculosis (TB), a disease with a high prevalence ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough mechanism that makes the intravenous Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) tuberculosis ...

The in-built in protection mechanisms offer a safer and more effective way to combat the deadliest disease of 2024.

Data from a late-stage study shows that treatment with PFE's PD-1 inhibitor when added to BCG improves outcomes in certain ...

The antibody treatment, sasanlimab, in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine met the main goal of the study ...

A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in ...

Health experts in Kenya have raised an alarm over the severe shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the life-saving childhood vaccine that has been out of stock in government stores and hospitals ...