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Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccination and COVID-19

04/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/12/2020. This report describes why, in the absence of evidence, the World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination for the prevention of COVID-19. WHO continues to recommend neonatal BCG vaccination in countries or settings with a high incidence of tuberculosis. (Text)