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By Murdoch Children’s Research InstituteTuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's leading infectious killers. Although it is curable, drug-resistant TB is a growing problem. However, millions of infected people are either not diagnosed or not treated, putting them at risk of dying and/or infecting others. While the BCG vaccine is effective in preventing severe forms of TB in young children, it does not adequately protect adults and adolescents, who account for most transmission. In this webinar we will hear more about why we need to develop a new vaccine, the limitations of the current vac...

Exclusive: Kids catch and spread coronavirus half as much as adults, Iceland study confirms Lois Parshley © Photograph by Rosem​ Morton, The New York Times Students take their seats for ​the first day of in-person kin​dergarten at Walter P. Carter ​Elementary/Middle School in Ba​ltimore, November 16, 2020. In the midst of the worst surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States, many state and local officials are again wrestling with the hot-button issue of whether to shut schools down. Now, emerging research confirms that schools aren’t the primary drivers of outb...