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BCG

British

abbreviation

bacille Calmette-Guérin (antituberculosis vaccine)

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However, BCG and others do not see it as a case of AI causing people to get burned out on their jobs.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The BCG vaccine given to newborns in many parts of the developing world to prevent tuberculosis also seems to have a systemic immune response that helps prevent infant mortality from other infections, says Topham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

However, for a portion of patients, BCG is ineffective and the cancer returns.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

BCG last fall took on what was then a pro-bono project to help solve food-supply challenges in Gaza and ultimately led to the establishment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Indeed, there’s evidence to suggest it may have been a mistake to stop administering the smallpox vaccine after the total elimination of smallpox, or to end the BCG vaccine as tuberculosis infection became rare.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

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