Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic : responsible stewardship is needed
Date
2020
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
The Union
Abstract
We believe that responsible stewardship of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic is urgently needed. Live attenuated BCG is currently the only licensed vaccine to protect against tuberculosis (TB). Neonatal BCG vaccination has proven efficacy in protecting infants and young children against life-threatening disseminated forms of TB, including TB meningitis and miliary TB.
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CITATION: Schaaf, H. S. et al. 2020. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic : responsible stewardship is needed. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 4(7):732-734, doi:10.5588/ijtld.20.0267.
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The original publication is available at https://www.theunion.org/what-we-do/journals/ijtld
Keywords
COVID-19 (Disease), BCG vaccines, Tuberculosis vaccines
Citation
Schaaf, H. S. et al. 2020. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic : responsible stewardship is needed. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 4(7):732-734, doi:10.5588/ijtld.20.0267.