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Have you considered taking your child to a European state? Reason I ask is that there is a vaccine for tuberculosis (the BCG vaccine) which is widely available
by giardini 1y ago
Have you considered taking your child to a European state? Reason I ask is that there is a vaccine for tuberculosis (the BCG vaccine) which is widely available in European countries but not in the USA. On my next trip to Europe I hope to take that vaccine.
FWIW TB was the leading infectious disease killer in 2023 (surpassing COVID-19)
https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2024-tuberculosis-resurges-as-top-infectious-disease-killer https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2024-tuberculosis-resurg...
and remained so in 2024.
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoHappily TB is rare in the US, but if you travel a lot maybe it's worthwhile.
- _whiteCaps_ 1y agoRare for now.