CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines named IMMUVAC and VPM1002.

Detailed explanation-2: -BCG stands for ‘Bacillus Calmette-Guérin’, and is named after the two French scientists who developed the first TB vaccine – Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin.

Detailed explanation-3: -At present, the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the only licensed vaccine for TB.

Detailed explanation-4: -TB Vaccine (BCG) Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. This vaccine is not widely used in the United States. However, it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common. BCG does not always protect people from getting TB.

Detailed explanation-5: -BCG is preferably given at birth to provide protection in the early years when infection can often lead to diseases such as miliary tuberculosis or tubercular meningitis. Infants may receive the vaccine soon after birth or later, but preferably before exposure to persons with active tuberculosis.