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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine That's the vaccine. You can't prevent your way out of an already-blown epid
by cryoshon 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine
That's the vaccine. You can't prevent your way out of an already-blown epidemic, though. I'm also not sure how common that vaccine is, or for how long it's protective, or if it's fully protective.
EDIT: all of the information I am wondering about is in the wikipedia article I linked. Seems like vaccination isn't widespread in a lot of places, including the US.
- MBCook 11y agoMuch like Polio, vaccination isn't/wasn't common in the US because it's a preventable disease that was basically eliminated. I think some higher risk people may have gotten it (teachers, medical professionals, etc.) but since the vast majority of people wouldn't ever see TB in person they didn't need the vaccine.