Old TB vaccine works better when injected into vein —Researchers

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The World Health Organisation has said that achieving 95 per cent reduction in deaths from tuberculosis on the one hand, and another 90 per cent reduction in tuberculosis incidence worldwide by 2035,

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will require a new vaccine that is effective at preventing adult tuberculosis.

However, 22 researchers led by Patricia A. Darrah of the Vaccine Research Centre, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, are saying that an old vaccine for the management of tuberculosis may work better when delivered intravenously — that is, when administered directly into the vein with a thin needle.

“Tuberculosis most commonly affects the lungs , but it can also spread to other parts of the body, including the kidney, spine, and brain ,” the world body said.

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