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Tuberculosis vaccine may help in reducing Covid-19 deaths: Study
Covid-19.BCG, named after French microbiologists Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin who developed it, contains a live strain of Mycobaterium bovis, which is related to the bacteria that causes TB.The disease, which caused one in seven deaths in America and Europe at the turn of the 20th century, became preventable after the vaccine was introduced in 1921.Previous studies have found that the vaccine could also give children broad protection against other diseases such as respiratory infections not related to tuberculosis.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.