Type of vaccine:
The vaccine consists of weak living bacteria. It is included in the compulsory vaccination program in about 100 countries where TB incidence is high. The vaccine protects 80% of serious complications such as tuberculosis in meningitis and widespread tuberculosis of tuberculosis. The protection provided by the vaccine against TB is only 50%. This vaccine is not included in the national immunization program in Lebanon.
The vaccine consists of weak living bacteria. It is included in the compulsory vaccination program in about 100 countries where TB incidence is high. The vaccine protects 80% of serious complications such as tuberculosis in meningitis and widespread tuberculosis of tuberculosis. The protection provided by the vaccine against TB is only 50%. This vaccine is not included in the national immunization program in Lebanon.
