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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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BCG as a stopgap vaccine for COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

BCG as a stopgap vaccine for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March, and even up to August, several studies appeared claiming an empirical inverse correlation between mandatory national BCG vaccination policies and differential lower COVID-19 infection growth and related mortality rates at the gross population level. The group of researchers who are involved in these trials said: “If the BCG vaccine or another inducer of …

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BCG Vaccine Can Help Elderly Fight Against Coronavirus: ICMR Study
4 years, 2 months ago

BCG Vaccine Can Help Elderly Fight Against Coronavirus: ICMR Study

News 18  

The Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG vaccine, originally made against tuberculosis, may help in the management of Covid-19, especially in the elderly, says a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research. “We also investigated total antibody levels in a group of healthy elderly individuals at one month post vaccination as part of our clinical study to examine the effect of …

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BCG vaccination beneficial against Covid-19 infection for elderly: ICMR study
4 years, 2 months ago

BCG vaccination beneficial against Covid-19 infection for elderly: ICMR study

India Today  

A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research has found out that Bacillus CalmetteGuérin vaccination can be beneficial for elderly individuals in tackling novel coronavirus infection. According to the study, BCG vaccination induces enhanced innate and adaptive immunity innate in elderly individuals and “may prove beneficial against Covid-19”. “In an ongoing study, scientists at the council have found …

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Coronavirus vaccine progress report: the projects bidding to win the race for a COVID-19 vaccine
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine progress report: the projects bidding to win the race for a COVID-19 vaccine

ABC  

The race is on to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. If this first trial is successful, the next phase of clinical trials will be conducted over the remainder of 2020 and early 2021 to determine how effective the vaccine is at preventing virus infection. Novavax vaccine Professor Paul Griffin, University of Queensland In late May, US biotechnology company Novavax began …

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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. …

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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 …

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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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