A booster vaccine for tuberculosis may appear in 2025

24.07.2024 18:46

The country pays great attention to the health of citizens and the fight against various diseases.

In this case, we are talking about the possible emergence of a vaccine against tuberculosis.

Specialists from the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology (NRCEM) named after N. F. Gamaleya have developed a vaccine against tuberculosis infection, "GamTBvac".

Details were reported by TASS, citing the center’s director, Alexander Ginzburg.

It is noted that the booster vaccine successfully passed the third stage of trials, which involved over 2,000 patients.

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According to the director, this vaccine is planned to be introduced into use in 2025.

He noted that plans also include the creation of a vaccine against latent forms of tuberculosis.

The vaccine created against tuberculosis, GamTBvac, is planned to be used as a booster vaccination for adults and adolescents.

Ekaterina Streltsova Author: Ekaterina Streltsova Editor of Internet resources