Call for action on TB as deaths rise for first time in decade

Tuberculosis campaigners tell G20 leaders $1bn is needed annually for vaccine research to reverse decades of underfundingA group of tuberculosis survivors are calling for more funding and action to find new vaccines, after the numbers dying of the infection rose for the first time in 10 years.In 2020,1.5 million were killed by TB and 10 million infected, according to the World Health Organization. Campaigners want world leaders to invest $1bn ( £730m) every year into vaccine research, spurred on by the momentum from the Covid jab development.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Global development Tuberculosis Vaccines and immunisation Health Society Inequality World Health Organization Medical research Epidemics World news G20 Science Source Type: news