Hundreds of South African health workers were given a century-old tuberculosis vaccine on Monday in a trial to see whether the venerable formula can protect against the coronavirus.
Children immunised with BCG tend to suffer less from respiratory illnesses, including asthma, he said.
Diacon and his team want to determine whether BCG could have an effect on coronavirus by reducing the risk of infection or easing symptoms. In South Africa, around 300,000 people contract TB each year - one of the highest rates of infection in the world. Each year, 63,000 people die, according to the World Health Organisation .
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