Covid-19: Our TB shots all those years ago could make a difference
In what is definitely the best Covid-19 news yet for South Africa, a universal vaccination against tuberculosis, called BCG, that's been applied here since 1940 may have unwittingly provided protection against the killer virus.
Research by an assistant professor and his students at the NY Institute of Technology found mortality rates are up to 100 times higher in countries like Italy, the US and Netherlands, where the BCG vaccine was never used. I spoke to Dr Gonzalo Otazu last night - an edited clip headlines today's Inside Covid-19 podcast which you can here iono.fm/e/841399
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In episode 12 of our Inside Covid-19 podcast, much needed hope for South Africa’s fight against the virus as research from a top US university suggests the BCG vaccination against TB, administered in the country for the past 80 years, provides protection against Covid-19. More on that coming up, i...Friday night virtual drinking at Notties 😆 Happy Monday everyone!This video is about My Movie 1
