Vaccinations for the bacillus that causes tuberculosis may offer protection against coronavirus, new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published in the journal Vaccines indicates.
Researchers found that TB shots administered in the past 15 years could protect recipients under age 24 from coronavirus.
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TB has killed more people than any other single pathogen. Since the TB vaccines was developed, some 4 billion people worldwide have received it.
The TB vaccine causes the body to produce antibodies, which prevent infection and resulting complications.
