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Re:Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in ... by noneeeed on Monday January 27, 2025 @10:57AM (#42842443)
What's the issue with the BCG? My understanding was that it had been sucessful, is that a bit of a myth?
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Re:Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in ... by amluto on Monday January 27, 2025 @11:10AM (#42842595)
It’s not very effective, and it’s apparent efficacy is bizarrely variable.
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Re:Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in ... by noneeeed on Friday January 31, 2025 @12:03PM (#42889377)
Thanks, I had no idea. It was the standard when I was growing up in the UK.

It looks like it is no longer standard issue here.

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