India may get effective vaccine against tuberculosis in 2024, says ICMR-NARI scientist

Mar 31, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 31 : India may get an effective vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) in 2024 that will reduce the burden of its...

Wellcome and the Gates Foundation to Fund Late-Stage Development of a Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate That Could Be the First in 100 Years If Proven Effective

Jun 29, 2023

London [UK]/ Seattle (Washington) [US], June 29: Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine...

Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can reduce TB burden

Jul 04, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 5 : The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose...

Harsh Varshan seeks cooperation of global community in development of TB vaccine

Jun 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 17 : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan sought cooperation from the global community in the...

Karnataka Health Minister urges Covid recovered people to voluntarily get evaluated for Tuberculosis

Aug 17, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], August 17 : Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday urged Covid recovered people and their family members to voluntarily get...

Bharat Biotech begins clinical trials of TB vaccine 'MTBVAC' on adults in India

Mar 24, 2024

As per Bharat Biotech, MTBVAC is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company, Biofabri.