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BCG Then and Now - A Public Lecture from the VALIDATE Network
On 18 July 1921, at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, a newborn infant received a dose of an experimental vaccine called Bacille Calmette-Guérin. This young child would be the first human to receive the BCG vaccine, which, over the coming 100 years, would save millions of lives that would have been lost to one of history’s greatest killers- tuberculosis. In 2021, VALIDATE is celebrating the 100th anniversary of BCG in our BCG100 Programme.
In BCG Then and Now, Prof Paul Fine & Prof Helen McShane will take us on a journey from the initial development of the vaccine to the modern-day challenges in the fight against TB and the future challenges researchers face in replacing the enduring BCG vaccine. This online talk is a public lecture open to all and will include a Q&A.
Date:
24 March 2021, 18:00
Venue:
Online
Speakers:
Professor Helen McShane (University of Oxford, Jenner Institute),
Professor Paul Fine (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Organisers:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
University of Oxford,
Validate Network
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.validate-network.org/bcg100-lecture
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Janice Young
