Ludhiana: 11Punjab districts identified for adult BCG vaccination programme
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: 11Punjab districts identified for adult BCG vaccination programme

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has identified 11 districts of Punjab for its pan India adult BCG vaccination programme to tackle tuberculosis. The two-day Training of Trainers on adult BCG vaccination from February 20 was organised by the state health and family welfare department. “In the Adult BCG Vaccination Programmatic Implementation Study, a modelling analysis among the general population with vaccine efficacy of 50% covering 50% of the unvaccinated population each year with an average 10 years of vaccine-induced immunity shows that an infection-preventing vaccine would avert 12% of cumulative incidence, while a disease-preventing vaccine would avert 29%. Training programmes for the community health officer, auxiliary nurse midwife, and accredited social health activist should be conducted for Adult BCG Vaccination.

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Efforts intensified to achieve tuberculosis elimination target in Andhra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Efforts intensified to achieve tuberculosis elimination target in Andhra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The State government has intensified efforts to eliminate tuberculosis under the National TB Elimination Programme, reporting significant progress in 2024. Between January and October, the State achieved a presumptive TB examination rate of 2,343 per lakh population and a TB notification rate of 155 per lakh. However, districts like Sri Satya Sai, ASR, and Bapatla fell below the State …

Odisha to roll out adult BCG vaccination to eliminate TB
4 months ago

Odisha to roll out adult BCG vaccination to eliminate TB

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : In a major push to eliminate tuberculosis in the country by 2025, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is all set to roll out a new BCG vaccination programme for adults in Odisha this month. Odisha is among the high burden TB states where the new vaccine is being launched in collaboration with ICMR to assess its …

Over 35,000 persons receive BCG vaccination in two weeks in Chittoor
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 35,000 persons receive BCG vaccination in two weeks in Chittoor

The Hindu  

The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination drive is in full swing in Chittoor district. District Immunization Officer Dr. P. Ravi Raju, who launched the second weekly drive at Karveti Nagaram mandal headquarters on Thursday, May 23, said that the BCG vaccination drive was being received with an overwhelming response from the target group. The DIO said that the District Medical and Health …

BCG revaccination study in high-risk adults to begin in 23 States
1 year, 1 month ago

BCG revaccination study in high-risk adults to begin in 23 States

The Hindu  

Twenty-three States have consented to participate in the BCG revaccination study in adults that will be undertaken in a “programme implementation study mode” to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine in reducing TB disease incidence. No clinical trials have been carried out in India to study the efficacy of BCG revaccination in adults to prevent TB disease, and studies in …

Panel suggests booster shot of BCG vaccine to fight TB
1 year, 3 months ago

Panel suggests booster shot of BCG vaccine to fight TB

The Hindu  

Batting for better diagnostic services which are affordable and easily accessible, the Parliamentary standing committee on Health and Family Welfare’s report on Implementation of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhigyan presented in Rajya Sabha on September 21 noted that the BCG vaccine disease, does not provide adequate protection to adolescents and adults who are at high risk of developing TB …

India's TB Elimination Programme Goes Beyond Medical Interventions, Says MoS Health
3 years, 2 months ago

India's TB Elimination Programme Goes Beyond Medical Interventions, Says MoS Health

News 18  

India’s TB elimination programme addresses all co-morbidities and goes beyond medical interventions to tackle the social determinants of the disease, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said Tuesday. Highlighting the commitment of India towards eliminating TB, she said, “India’s TB Elimination Programme is also addressing all co-morbidities and goes beyond medical interventions to tackle the social determinants of …

Mumbai: BMC begins trial to check effectiveness of BCG vaccine against Covid-19 among elders
4 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: BMC begins trial to check effectiveness of BCG vaccine against Covid-19 among elders

India Today  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started the BCG vaccine trial to test its effectiveness against novel coronavirus among the elderly. According to BMC officials, there is evidence that the BCG vaccine which is normally given to children for protection against tuberculosis has a protective effect against other respiratory tract infections, including viral infections. The trial being undertaken by the BMC …

Serum Institute Conducting Phase III Clinical Trial of BCG Vaccine, Says DBT
4 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute Conducting Phase III Clinical Trial of BCG Vaccine, Says DBT

News 18  

The Serum Institute of India is conducting phase III clinical trial of BCG vaccine candidate VPM1002 to evaluate its ability in reducing infection and severe disease outcomes of COVID-19 among high-risk persons of advanced age, comorbidities and high-exposure healthcare workers, the Department of Biotechnology said in a statement. "Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd has been supported under Department of …

Coronavirus update- TB vaccine in childhood may offer Covid-19 protection: Researchers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus update- TB vaccine in childhood may offer Covid-19 protection: Researchers

Hindustan Times  

The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine given to newborns and children to prevent childhood tuberculosis appears to offer protection against coronavirus disease, according to US researchers who analysed the wide variation in the intensity of the disease in different countries. The new study found Covid-19 cases and deaths are higher in countries that do not have or have discontinued universal BCG vaccination …

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