Nations that mandate TB vaccine may have lower Covid death rates
4 years, 8 months ago

Nations that mandate TB vaccine may have lower Covid death rates

Hindustan Times  

Countries that mandate the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine for newborns to prevent tuberculosis, including India, Peru, Portugal and Saudi Arabia, have fared 3.4 times better on the Covid-19 fatality rate than nations that haven’t made the vaccine obligatory, like Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ecuador, though the last two still appear to be benefitting from their past use of the vaccine. The World Health Organization says that two clinical trials addressing the question of BCG offering protection against Covid-19 are underway That’s the finding of a HT analysis of the current fatality rate in the eight nations that had between 20,000 and 50,000 Covid-19 cases each on Wednesday morning. The World Health Organization says that two clinical trials addressing the question of BCG offering protection against Covid-19 are underway. Experts, however, said that besides than BCG vaccinations other factors like age, comorbidity, social distancing and lockdowns may be influencing the outcome of Covid-19 cases.

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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 …

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 …

Why It Matters | Does BCG vaccine work for Covid-19 infection?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why It Matters | Does BCG vaccine work for Covid-19 infection?

The Hindu  

What are the facts: The BCG vaccine, typically administered to prevent tuberculosis, did not provide any significant protection against Covid-19 infection to healthcare workers, a new study said. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study’s results stated that 14.7% of the participants who received the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine showed symptoms of Covid-19 infection. In comparison, 12.3% of …

Viral claims are blaming a surge in excess deaths in Europe on vaccines. But experts say that's not the case
2 years, 4 months ago

Viral claims are blaming a surge in excess deaths in Europe on vaccines. But experts say that's not the case

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. CheckMate September 2, 2022 This week, CheckMate investigates whether excess deaths among children have increased by more than 1,000 per cent in Europe, which some have …

New COVID-19 data shows unvaccinated have 'triple' the risk of death compared with fully jabbed
2 years, 8 months ago

New COVID-19 data shows unvaccinated have 'triple' the risk of death compared with fully jabbed

ABC  

South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times as likely to die from the virus than those who've had three doses. Key points: Unvaccinated people have "triple the chance of dying" of those with three or more jabs, SA's health chief said Nicola Spurrier issued the warning ahead of …

Pfizer vaccine less effective against Covid19 in kids aged 5-11: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Pfizer vaccine less effective against Covid19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

India TV News  

Highlights The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge in US Effectiveness against hospitalisation in children from age 5 to 11 dropped substantially dropped Vaccine effectiveness fell more slowly for smaller children as it did for older children The effectiveness of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge in …

Vaccinated people dying of Covid due to waning immunity, says chief medical adviser
3 years, 2 months ago

Vaccinated people dying of Covid due to waning immunity, says chief medical adviser

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While most of those dying with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, reports last week said Number …

Tuberculosis deaths rise for first time in years due to fight against COVID-19, WHO says
3 years, 2 months ago

Tuberculosis deaths rise for first time in years due to fight against COVID-19, WHO says

ABC  

The number of people killed by tuberculosis has risen for the first time in more than a decade as resources were diverted to fight the COVID-9 pandemic. Key points: The WHO estimated that about 4 million people live undiagnosed with tuberculosis Poor countries faced testing barriers due to inflated test prices, according to Doctors Without Borders Global investment into TB …

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in years, largely due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in years, largely due to COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

The number of tuberculosis deaths has risen for the first time in more than a decade, largely because fewer people got tested and treated as resources were diverted to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said Thursday. In its yearly report on TB, the United Nations health agency said 1.5 million people worldwide died of the bacterial disease …

BCG vaccine: 100 years and counting
3 years, 4 months ago

BCG vaccine: 100 years and counting

The Hindu  

The centenary celebrations of the discovery of insulin have eclipsed another seminal event in the history of medicine that has had significant impact on human health - the first use of BCG, the vaccine against tuberculosis in humans. A large clinical trial between 1968-1983, by the ICMR’s National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, indicated …

Risk of Death Following Vaccination Negligible Compared to Known Risk of Dying Due to Covid: Govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Risk of Death Following Vaccination Negligible Compared to Known Risk of Dying Due to Covid: Govt

News 18  

The health ministry on Tuesday termed as "incomplete" and of "limited understanding" media reports which stated that 488 deaths between January 16 and June 7 following vaccination were linked to post-Covid complications, and highlighted that the vaccination coverage during this period was 23.5 crore. The number of deaths reported following COVID-19 vaccination in the country is only 0.0002 per cent …

BCG, oldest vaccines for tuberculosis, linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19: Study
4 years, 1 month ago

BCG, oldest vaccines for tuberculosis, linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19: Study

India TV News  

One of the oldest vaccines for tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is associated with a reduced possibility of contracting the COVID-19 virus, according to a new study. "It appears that BCG-vaccinated individuals either may have been less sick and therefore produced fewer anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, or they may have mounted a more efficient cellular immune response against the virus," said Arditi, MD, director …

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 …

Scientists looking at tuberculosis, polio vaccines to ward off coronavirus: Report
4 years, 6 months ago

Scientists looking at tuberculosis, polio vaccines to ward off coronavirus: Report

Hindustan Times  

Researchers in the US are looking at the possibility of using tuberculosis and polio vaccines in providing protection from the deadly coronavirus, according to a media report. According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the contagion has infected over 75,00,000 people and killed more than 4,20,000 across the world. The COVID-19, which originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last …

Coronavirus | WHO raises concern over use of BCG vaccine
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO raises concern over use of BCG vaccine

The Hindu  

In a letter published in The Lancet on April 30, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros A Ghebreyesus and others highlight a few critical issues over the use of BCG vaccine for COVID-19. Randomised controlled trials using BCG vaccine are under way in the Netherlands and Australia to find out whether the vaccine can reduce the incidence and severity of COVID-19 …

Won't recommend BCG vaccine for Covid-19 right now: ICMR
4 years, 8 months ago

Won't recommend BCG vaccine for Covid-19 right now: ICMR

India Today  

Indian Council for Medical Research has recommended against administering Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination for treating or preventing novel coronavirus at this stage. Responding to a question on the usability of the BCG vaccine in Covid-19 treatment, ICMR chief Dr R Gangakhedkar said that the council does not recommend its use till more definitive results are in. A scientific brief released by …

BCG: How a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis could help fight Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

BCG: How a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis could help fight Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — As researchers scramble to find new drugs and vaccines for Covid-19, a vaccine that is more than a century old has piqued researchers’ interests. But the BCG vaccine might help people build immune responses to things other than TB, causing “off-target effects,” according to Dr. Denise Faustman, director of immunobiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of …

Coronavirus | Correlation does not mean causation, say doctors about BCG vaccine study
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Correlation does not mean causation, say doctors about BCG vaccine study

The Hindu  

A study posted on a preprint server medRxiv suggests that BCG vaccination offers some level of protection against infection by novel coronavirus and even reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. The authors write: “The correlation between the beginning of universal BCG vaccination and the protection against COVID-19 suggests that BCG might confer long-lasting protection against the current strain of coronavirus.” Coronavirus …

Coronavirus: Is TB vaccines a silver bullet in fight against COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Is TB vaccines a silver bullet in fight against COVID-19

Live Mint  

Countries with mandatory policies to vaccinate against tuberculosis register fewer coronavirus deaths than countries that don’t have those policies, a new study has found. Among high-income countries showing large number of Covid-19 cases, the US and Italy recommend BCG vaccines but only for people who might be at risk, whereas Germany, Spain, France and the U.K. used to have BCG …

Coronavirus | Doctors wary of BCG vaccine study
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Doctors wary of BCG vaccine study

The Hindu  

Doctors and scientists in India have expressed caution on a study, which argues that countries that have deployed the BCG-tuberculosis vaccine in their immunisation programmes have seen fewer deaths from coronavirus. The study, that hasn’t been peer-reviewed, but is available for public scrutiny, argues that 55 middle and high-income countries chosen for the analysis, that have a current universal BCG …

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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