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  2. Tuberculosis vaccines - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis (TB) vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. Immunotherapy as a defence against TB was first proposed in 1890 by Robert Koch . [ 1 ] As of 2021, the only effective tuberculosis vaccine in common use is the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, first used on humans in 1921.

  3. BCG vaccine - Wikipedia

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    The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). [9] It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. [10] [11] In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common, one dose is recommended in healthy babies as soon after birth as possible. [9]

  4. M72/AS01E - Wikipedia

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    M72/AS01 E is an experimental tuberculosis vaccine. If approved, it would be the first vaccine for tuberculosis in more than a century after the BCG vaccine. [1] [2] The vaccine consists of two main ingredients. The antigen part is M72, a recombinant fusion protein derived from the sequences of two M. tuberculosis antigens (Mtb32A and Mtb39A ).

  5. Century-old TB vaccine may work better if given in a new way

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    The only vaccine, called the BCG vaccine, is used mainly in high-risk areas to protect babies from one form of the disease. Century-old TB vaccine may work better if given in a new way Skip to ...

  6. Data from Historic Phase IIb Clinical Trial for Tuberculosis ...

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    About Aeras. Aeras is a nonprofit biotech with a social mission, dedicated to advancing the development of new tuberculosis vaccines. In collaboration with global partners in Africa, Asia, North ...

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  8. RBCG30 - Wikipedia

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    The vaccine completed a Phase I double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial that demonstrated that rBCG30 was safe and immunogenic; during nine months of follow-up, rBCG30, but not BCG, induced significantly increased Antigen 85B-specific immune responses in eight immunological assays (blood lymphocyte proliferation, antibody responses by ELISA, interferon-gamma producing CD4+ and CD8+ T ...

  9. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs , but it can also affect other parts of the body. [ 1 ]