Tuberculosis kills as many people each year as COVID-19. It’s time we found a better vaccine

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Tuberculosis kills as many people each year as COVID-19. It’s time we found a better vaccine

In July 1921, a French infant became the first person to receive an experimental vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), after the mother had died from the disease. The vaccine, known as Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), is the same one still used today.

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