Premature babies do not require changes to the usual schedule to receive vaccines. Haemophilus influenzae tipe b(Hib) ...

Speaking before a packed audience of scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and community leaders, the Minister ...

Despite being preventable and treatable, Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of death from infectious disease, ...

Measles vaccine protects children beyond just measles by preventing immune memory loss and possibly boosting the immune ...

Several studies have now demonstrated that trained immunity occurs in the airways to several pathogens and products, while its utility is yet to be determined.

New research has found that delivering a stronger form of the tuberculosis vaccine directly to the lungs can help generate ...

The BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) is the oldest vaccine still in continuous use. For more than 100 years it has been protecting children from this potentially fatal contagious disease.

A recent phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa found that Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination did not prevent sustained Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in initially ...

If the clinical trials that are now under way succeed, the world may have a vaccine that can prevent tuberculosis (TB) in ...

This event is part of ongoing efforts to decrease the incidence and mortality of TB, under the ‘End TB Strategy,’ a global ...

Motsoaledi described the disease as a form of “devastating slavery” that exacerbates poverty and leads to premature ...