Research Advances of Tuberculosis Vaccine and its Implication on COVID-19

Download or read book Research Advances of Tuberculosis Vaccine and its Implication on COVID-19 written by Wenping Gong and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The number of deaths caused by TB is second only to COVID-19. Therefore, vaccination plays an essential role in the prevention and control of TB. However, the efficacy of currently licensed TB vaccine, bacilli Calmette-Guérin (BCG), varies from 0%-80% in adults, and the protection only lasts for 10-15 years. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop advanced TB vaccines against TB infections.