Australia is testing an old vaccine to treat Covid-19 cases. The vaccine - which has been around for more than a century - could possibly boost the body's ability to fight off the infection.
MelbourneSome 4 000 hospital staff were injected with the vaccine in Australia. But these trial results will however only be available in a few months CBSNews reported.
“If we find that the BCG vaccine and its ability to boost the immune system does decrease the severity of Covid-19 […] we would have something kind of off the shelf that we can use, hopefully, during this pandemic or if there was a second wave,” said professor Nigel Curtis of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia. Professor Curtis is in charge of the vaccine trial.
Countries with mandatory policies to vaccinate against tuberculosis have reported fewer Coronavirus deaths, a new study has found.
The preliminary study posted on medRxiv, discovered a correlation between countries that require the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine.
But in a scientific brief released by the WHO, the body expressed concern that “diversion of local supplies may result in neonates not being vaccinated, resulting in an increase of disease and deaths from tuberculosis”. At least three other countries are also currently testing the old vaccine for tuberculosis.
Help us to produce more articles like this. FreeWestMedia is depending on donations from our readers to keep going. With your help, we expose the mainstream fake news agenda.
New Covid-19 symptom: Chilblains on children's hands and feet
Covid-19: NY issues do-not-resuscitate rule for cardiac patients
Exit strategies for Covid-19
Only 6 percent of all alleged pandemic deaths are directly related to Covid-19
Breaking: High number of side effects expected for Covid vaccine
Berlin protesters against draconian Covid measures face water cannons
The elephant in the room: The deadly flu epidemic of 2017/2018
Despite calls, 61 percent of French do not intend to get vaccinated
British military declares war on vaccine opponents
Could new mRNA coronavirus vaccines lead to infertility, miscarriage, birth defects?
Vaccine makers shielded from all liability as adverse reactions pile up
Forced Corona vaccination is 'deliberate bodily harm' says toxicology expert
EU bought 500 000 doses of ineffective drug for €1 970 per unit
German Ministry of the Interior hired scientists to justify Corona measures
Vaccine wars: How a solution to end lockdowns is being ignored and criminalized
French family files charges of negligent homicide after AstraZeneca vaccine death
German state health insurance chief calls for massive restrictions on freedom for unvaccinated
Surges of Covid-19 in most vaccinated EU countries