[arthur2e5]

There's some work in looking at alternative ways of administering the BCG vaccine (iv injection, inhalation). The IV numbers are pretty promising -- if the monkey numbers hold. I hope that someone, somewhere pushes it into human trials soon.

There's also the nebulous but very nice-sounding "non-specific effect" with it. Who knows.

[kylehotchkiss]

Interesting, it was my understanding that you don’t actually gain immunity to TB after an infection (as the treatment itself eliminates the bacteria; not your body, mycobacteria stay alive within microphages) so curious what about alternative injection approaches works