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RockRaven

(18,913 posts)
1. We certainly do have idiots, but I don't get it why this is an illustration of such.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:24 PM
Thursday

Certainly I may be missing something. But if the quip is about vaccines, I would like to share:

The BCG vaccine (the only vaccine available for TB) isn't generally given in the US. The reason for that is not because of anti-vaxxism but because TB rates are low. Most of Europe doesn't use BCG vaccines these days either, also because of their currently low TB rates. That behavior is in line with WHO recommendations.

Incidentally, BCG administration complicates screening with PPD (aka Mantoux) tests, a highly useful tool. Different countries have different approaches to dealing with that. But it is a thing which must be considered.

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