BCG and OPV vaccines shortly after birth reduced mortality by 59% (8–82%) in a cluster-randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau. WHO African Region World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF #Vaccines #NeonatalMortality You can find the paper here: gh.bmj.com/cgi/content/fu…

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One of the most surprising pieces I’ve written. Preliminary results suggest that the BCG vaccine may be an unexpected weapon against Alzheimer’s Disease, through a process called trained immunity. My new feature for Guardian Science/Observer New Review theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

Does BCG revaccination protect against TB infection? We nested a trial assessing QuantiFERON conversion (and sustained QFT conversion) among Brazilian healthcare workers in the BRACE RCT and did not find evidence of protection. 1/6 thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

New research: Effect of BCG vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in adult Brazilian health-care workers: a nested clinical trial thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Linked comment: Revaccination with BCG: does it work? thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

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Composition of gut microbiome can be different between neonates born by cesarean section and those born vaginally. Read more to find out which microbes and how they differ between BCG-vaccinated vs BCG-naive newborns. Petra Zimmermann Nigel Curtis et al. #PIDJ journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

While the collaboration may appear somewhat ‘quackers’ .... 🤣 gjsd.gile-edu.org/index.php/home…

Inappropriate prescribing contributes to high antibiotic exposure in young children in Australia: bit.ly/3U3X2vA "At least two-thirds of children were prescribed antibiotics in the first 2y of life, and more than a quarter of these exposures may have been unnecessary."

BCG vaccination to prevent febrile and respiratory illness in adults: secondary outcomes of a phase 3 RCT A small increased risk of symptomatic febrile or respiratory illness was observed in the 12 months following BCG vaccination in adults thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

Ideologically or financial biased 'expert' panels, that do not reflect the opinions of the wider scientific community or fail to include multi-disciplinary members, can create far-reaching harms. Excellent granular analysis of nature 2022 "Global Consensus" Paper on Covid-19

I hope it will not be needed, but just in case: #Mpox #children ESPIDSociety journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

Wondering about the scale and scope of published medical articles on AI including ChatGPT? Read this interesting commentary by Nigel Curtis and Ellie McDonald #PIDJ #ESPID #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…