Headlines AfricaMar 17
Africa: The Hunt for a New TB Vaccine - Why We Are Now So Close, and Why It Matters: [spotlight] The only tuberculosis vaccine we have is a century old and offers only limited efficacy in children. With leading South African researchers involved in the pivotal clinical trials of three new tuberculosis vaccine candidates, we are on the verge of a major breakthrough, writes Associate Professor… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRXQw7 #Tuberculosis #TBVaccine #HealthcareInnovation #AfricaHealth #ClinicalTrials
Show threadThe Bright SideMay 16, 2025

Exciting news for disease prevention! A new TB vaccine trial reports enthusiastic enrollment, potentially leading to a significant reduction in infections, especially in high-risk communities.

#GlobalHealth #TBvaccine

ehwozaJun 24, 2024
Gene-edited #TBvaccine shows promising results https://www.enca.com/videos/gene-edited-tb-vaccine-shows-promising-results
Gene-edited TB vaccine shows promising results

eNCA
ehwozaApr 17, 2024
High #TB rates in rural KwaZulu-Natal are closely linked to the area's high HIV infection rate, with about 30% of the population affected. People with HIV are up to 20 times more likely to develop TB than those without HIV. #HealthCrisis #KZN #TBvaccine https://mg.co.za/health/2024-04-16-how-a-place-in-rural-kwazulu-natal-site-is-helping-the-world-find-a-tb-vaccine/
Rural KwaZulu-Natal is helping the world find a TB vaccine

Despite being a preventable and curable disease, about 150 people died from TB every day in South Africa in 2022

The Mail & Guardian
ehwozaApr 15, 2024
#Tuberculosis kills over a million people each year. After a century with just one vaccine, could a new development turn the tide against this deadly disease? #TBVaccine #HealthInnovation https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24128530/tuberculosis-vaccine-efficacy-solutions-tb-bcg
Is there a tuberculosis vaccine? Yes, but it’s not as good as it could be. It’s time for a new one.

New TB vaccines are in the works. Here’s why we need something more than the BCG vaccine.

Vox
ehwozaApr 2, 2024
Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Mtubatuba is advancing research on a new TB vaccine. #TBVaccine #AHRI #HealthResearch https://www.citizen.co.za/zululand-observer/news-headlines/local-news/2024/04/01/first-participants-enrol-in-tb-vaccine-trial/
First participants enrol in TB vaccine trial | Zululand Observer

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Mtubatuba making strides in new TB vaccine

Zululand Observer
ehwozaMar 20, 2024
Most TB cases can be cured with a 4-6 month antibiotic treatment. However, TB rates are dropping slowly. An effective vaccine could speed up this decline. #Tuberculosis #TBvaccine #GlobalHealth https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/huge-tb-vaccine-trial-starts-in-sa-it-could-deliver-first-new-tb-jab-in-over-a-century-20240319
Huge TB vaccine trial starts in SA. It could deliver first new TB jab in over a century

The first jabs in a much-anticipated clinical trial of an experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine have been administered at a clinical trial site at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

News24
ehwozaOct 31, 2023
#TBvaccine: #WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal https://theconversation.com/tb-vaccine-who-expert-explains-why-its-taken-100-years-for-a-scientific-breakthrough-and-why-its-such-a-big-deal-215411
TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

In 2021 10.6 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died from the disease. Now, for the first time in 100 years, there are promising signs of a vaccine breakthrough.

The Conversation