A growing body of evidence from epidemiologic, clinical, and immunologic studies indicates
that vaccines can influence morbidity and mortality independent of vaccine-specific B-cell or …

There is now strong evidence that vaccines have substantial nonspecific (heterologous)
effects in children in high-mortality regions. The hypothesis states that, until a different …

Background Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general
population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post …

There is an urgent need for a new and improved vaccine against tuberculosis for controlling
this disease that continues to pose a global health threat. The current research strategy is to …

We investigated whether countries with higher coverage of childhood live vaccines [BCG or
measles-containing-vaccine (MCV)] have reduced risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Objective To assess the effect of providing BCG and oral polio vaccine (OPV) at an early
home visit after delivery. Design Cluster-randomised trial, randomising 92 geographically …

Abstract Neonatal Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination has been reported to have
beneficial effects beyond preventing infantile tuberculous meningitis and miliary disease …

Background BCG vaccination is recommended at birth in low-income countries, but
vaccination is often delayed. Often 20-dose vials of BCG are not opened unless at least ten …

Following the introduction of live-attenuated rotavirus vaccines in many countries, a notable
reduction in deaths and hospitalisations associated with diarrhoea in children< 5 years of …

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