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		noneeeed 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest ... What's the issue with the BCG? My understanding was that it had been sucessful, is that a bit of a myth?

amluto 10 months ago [–]

It’s not very effective, and it’s apparent efficacy is bizarrely variable.

noneeeed 10 months ago | [–]

Thanks, I had no idea. It was the standard when I was growing up in the UK.

It looks like it is no longer standard issue here.

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