Tuberculosis Vaccine is Not Effective for Infants
Sunday, Aug. 11th 2013 12:00 PM
The newest tuberculosis (TB) vaccine choice, that had previously shown success in increasing levels of immune response in adults, has now demonstrated that it does not have this effect in babies. The authors of this study, which was published in The Lancet, suggest that the findings are ‘disappointing’ and imply a critical roadblock in furthering the study of tuberculosis.
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