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> As far as I know, no one really knows why TB is not a major problem in the US Could it be the mandatory vaccination programme? I even had to get a booster as
by Swizec 4y ago
> As far as I know, no one really knows why TB is not a major problem in the US
Could it be the mandatory vaccination programme? I even had to get a booster as condition for my greencard because it had been 10 years.
- woodruffw 4y agoThat would be my guess as well. TB vaccination is mandatory for most public schooling in the US, and boosters are common.
- amluto 4y agoCitation needed. The TB vaccine (BCG) is barely used in the US. It is not on the CDC schedule, it’s not routinely given in any school I’ve ever heard of, and it doesn’t seem to be recommended for US-born people at all. I find it surprising that the US even bothers giving it to green card recipients, given that the US has no particular shortage of people with TB infections that can potentially infect people domestically. And the BCG vaccine isn’t even particularly effective.
- woodruffw 4y agoYeah, I made a mistake: I thought the T in DTaP was tuberculosis, but it's tetanus.