Home Multimedia Will the TB vaccine you got as a baby protect you against... MultimediaPodcasts Will the TB vaccine you got as a baby protect you against COVID-19? By Dylan Bush - April 20, 2020 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp If you’ve heard that the BCG vaccine will keep you safe from the new coronavirus, you’ve heard wrong. There’s no evidence to back this yet, says Salim Abdool Karim. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Multimedia [Watch it again] South Africa’s Basic Education Minister’s briefing on reopening schools Multimedia [Watch it again] Health minister briefing on COVID-19 plans for level 3 lockdown Resources Updated South African guidelines for the testing and treatment of the new coronavirus Resources Level 3 lockdown: You can buy booze again, but there’s a catch. Read the latest regulations Multimedia [Watch it again] What will South Africa’s new level three lockdown regulations mean for you? News and analysis After lockdown: Four expert tips for a more sober South Africa News and analysis It takes most foreign-trained doctors months to register in South Africa so how did Cuban health workers do it in just three days? Opinion What if you could report gender-based violence at… your local supermarket? News and analysis Between two devils: Why hospitals must act fast to prevent health worker deaths Multimedia [Watch it again] Here’s what #Level3Lockdown will look like — and the entire SA gets it (for now) Opinion Past, present and future: What should be shaping Africa’s COVID-19 response Resources What South Africa’s COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee did and didn’t advise on LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment
