Articles on BCG vaccine

July 22, 2024

TB: gene editing could add new power to a 100‑year‑old vaccine

Bavesh Kana, University of the Witwatersrand

The only vaccination against TB is more than 100 years old. Gene-editing has made it more effective.

March 22, 2024

Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University

Seven African countries have managed to reduce TB deaths by a third.

February 8, 2023

Steven Smith, Brunel University of London

BCG has been around for a century, but it’s still being studied for its ‘non-specific effects’.

Tom Nyirenda
Extraordinary Senior Lecture in the Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
Steven Smith
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Brunel University of London
Bavesh Kana
Head of the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, University of the Witwatersrand