New tuberculosis vaccine developed
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
A new vaccine has been developed to act as a booster to Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), currently the only TB vaccine available. BCG was developed in the 1920s and has been used worldwide. The new “booster” would reactivate immune elements that over time diminish following BCG vaccination.