Coronavirus: More ‘striking’ evidence BCG vaccine (TB) might protect against Covid-19

Juninho10

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" More “striking” evidence has emerged that the BCG vaccine given to counter TB may provide protection against Covid-19 and significantly reduce death rates in countries with high levels of vaccination.

A study of 178 countries by an Irish medical consultant working with epidemiologists at the University of Texas shows countries with vaccination programmes – have far fewer coronavirus cases by a factor 10, compared to where BCG programmes are no longer deployed.

This translates into a death rate up to 20-times less"

Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/hea...cine-might-protect-against-covid-19-1.4222110


In the UK - We stopped vaccination for TB in 2005
 
zorro_mfc said:
Did we? I never knew that as I thought kids still got it.

Surely Boris would have had it though.
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Yes Boris would of had it, but "apparently" it can wear off after 30 years or so - so basically anyone who had it during the 1990s or even in the 80s probably has "some" protection if the TB vaccine proves to work
 
Very interesting! I'm in my 50s and for some reason, didn't have the jab in the 70's - I moved abroad in the early 2000s and got it then at James Cook
 
That article is very interesting indeed.
I take hope particularly from this paragraph -

“ US virologist Robert Gallo of the Institute of Human Virology in Maryland has confirmed he is working with a team who will make an announcement shortly that will have “a major effect” on global efforts to tackle Covid-19.”
 
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