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The vaccine journey for COVID-19: a comprehensive systematic review of current clinical trials in humans.
CONCLUSIONS: This new disease is pushing the scientific community to develop swiftly a safe and effective vaccine. Notwithstanding the limitations of our analysis, given by the absence of available results, we try to provide a comprehensive view of the ongoing clinical trials in humans. Our analysis reveals a worldwide effort of both scientists and enterprises to achieve one of the most challenging goals of our century.
PMID: 32456404 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Panminerva Medica - May 29, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Panminerva Med Source Type: research
Africa: Could BCG, a 100-Year-Old Vaccine for Tuberculosis, Protect Against Coronavirus?
[IPS] This week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will donate A$10 million to help fund an Australian trial testing whether a very old vaccine, BCG, can be used against a new threat, COVID-19. So what is the BCG vaccine and what might its place be in the fight against coronavirus?
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 15, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Could BCG, a 100-year-old Vaccine for Tuberculosis, Protect Against Coronavirus?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
The post Could BCG, a 100-year-old Vaccine for Tuberculosis, Protect Against Coronavirus? appeared first on Inter Press Service.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health Source Type: news
SARS-CoV-2 Rates in BCG-Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Young Adults
This cohort study compares rates of coronavirus PCR test positivity among Israelis with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19 who did and did not receive BCG vaccination as part of routine childhood immunization in the early 1980s.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - May 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
An Old TB Vaccine Finds New Life in Coronavirus Trials
Studies are underway to test whether giving a shot of BCG vaccine could protect doctors and nurses against COVID-19.
Source: The Scientist - May 4, 2020 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Covid-19: What has the BCG vaccine got to do with it? – Science Weekly Podcast
Sarah Boseley talks toProf Helen McShane about why there has been interest in the tuberculosis vaccine and whether it could play a role in protecting us against Covid-19Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Sarah Boseley and produced by Madeleine Finlay Tags: Science Biology Tuberculosis Microbiology Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Health Medical research Source Type: news
Covid-19: What has the BCG vaccine got to do with it? - podcast
Sarah Boseley talks toProf Helen McShane about why there has been interest in the tuberculosis vaccine and whether it could play a role in protecting us against Covid-19Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Sarah Boseley and produced by Madeleine Finlay Tags: Science Biology Tuberculosis Microbiology Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Health Medical research Source Type: news
BCG Vaccine Fighting Coronavirus in South Asia
The map from the medical journal Plos Medicine displays BCG vaccination policy by country. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. Yellow: The country now has a universal BCG vaccination program. Blue: The country used to recommend BCG vaccination for everyone, but now does not. Red: The country never had a universal vaccination program.By Darini Rajasingham-SenanayakeCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 20 2020 (IPS) Numerous studies in many parts of the world have linked the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination, widely used in the developing world with fewer Coronavirus cases. This is...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Tuberculosis vaccine could be a weapon against coronavirus
Researchers in at least four countries are testing whether the century-old vaccine for tuberculosis can lessen the severity of some COVID-19 cases.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australian study tests tuberculosis vaccine against coronavirus
A century-old vaccine used to treat tuberculosis, known as the BCG vaccine, is showing promise in treating coronavirus symptoms. In CBS News' latest installment of "Racing to a Cure," researchers say it might also lessen the severity of coronavirus by boosting the body's ability to fight off the infection before it gets worse. Debora Patta reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BCG Vaccine for Health Care Workers as Defense Against SARS-COV2
Conditions: Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infection; Coronavirus Sars-Associated as Cause of Disease Classified Elsewhere; Coronavirus as the Cause of Diseases Classified Elsewhere Interventions: Biological: BCG Vaccine; Biological: Placebo Vaccine Sponsors: Andrew Dinardo; Radbound University Medical Center; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Harvard University Not yet recruiting
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - April 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials
