Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine — Vax-Before-Travel

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 23

5 min read

After 23 Years, New Bladder Cancer Treatment Seeks FDA Approval

N-803 plus BCG would be the first new immunotherapy for bladder cancer indication in decades

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 18

5 min read

100-Year-Old Vaccine Keeps on Protecting

BCG vaccine is effective against Tuberculosis and cancer

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

May 11

3 min read

Tuberculosis Vaccine Recommendations Launch Update Process

Merck BCG vaccine (VPM1002) against tuberculosis is recommended in 180 countries

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Nov 30

4 min read

Can a 100 Year Old Vaccine Prevent Herpes Infections?

Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) vaccine’s off‐target effects might impact the recurrence of HSV infections

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Herpes Simplex 1

Herpes Simplex 2

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 10

4 min read

BCG Vaccination Associated With Reduced Coronavirus Fatality Rate

Texas A&M BCG vaccine study recruiting healthcare participants

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