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Explained: The drugs, vaccines being repurposed for Covid-19, and what new research says – The Indian Express
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Medicine, Drugs, Vaccine Update: The BCG vaccine joins a handful of drugs like remdesivir, favipiravir, dexamethasone that have been repu…
Written by Abhishek De
, Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: October 13, 2020 8:23:21 am
Health workers in PPE kits on their way to a Covid centre (Express photo)The Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, originally developed for tuberculosis a century ago, is in focus again, with scientists in the UK starting a large-scale trial on frontline health workers to gauge its effectiveness against Covid-19. As part of the global Brace study, the University of Exeter will inoculate arou…
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