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BCG

British  

abbreviation

  1. bacille Calmette-Guérin (antituberculosis vaccine)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

In recent weeks, BCG has formalized guidelines on how it will work with humanitarian groups going forward and set some restrictions on work in active conflict zones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 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