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Why BCG vaccine is a must

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BCG vaccine is one of the oldest vaccines given to babies. It stands for Bacillus Calmette Gurrain, the strain of bovine tuberculosis used in the vaccine first made by French scientists Calmette & Gurrain. BCG vaccine is a live bacterial vaccine given for protection against tuberculosis, mainly severe forms of childhood tuberculosis.

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