The BCG Vaccine Programme: Are we getting it right?
Thorax Podcast
English - June 02, 2021 09:47 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MB - ★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Health & Fitness Medicine medicine health interviews bmj debates conference roundtable british medical journal Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Professor James Trauer, Epidemiological Modelling Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Tuberculosis is the world’s leading infectious disease killer with the BCG vaccine being the only approved vaccine for its control. The paper on hand was a systematic review of studies looking at the effect of BCG vaccination on TB disease, including sub-categories of TB disease. They discuss what makes this review different and the potential implications of the findings.
Read the related articles: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/thoraxjnl-2020-216794