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Century-Old TB Vaccine Tested for Use vs. COVID-19

Multiple countries think so highly of a vaccine developed in the 1920s, they're now using it in trials to test how effective it might be against COVID-19.  The drug is called Bacille Calmette-Guerin. The World Health Organization says BCG has at least one clear effective use. When used in countries where...

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