BCG vaccine being tried for Covid-19 elderly individuals in hotspots in India

The study sponsored by the ICMR will recruit 1,450 elderly individuals within the ages of 60 and 99 with no preexisting conditions such as diabetes and will run across six centers in India. The hypothesis for the BCG vaccine comes from studies that have shown that the vaccine — besides protecting children against tuberculosis — also has non-specific effects against other respiratory tract infections.
Source: The Economic Times - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news