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MTBVAC, the first TB vaccine derived from a human source, begins clinical trials in adults in India

  • Studying the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in the most populated country in the world and the one with the highest number of cases of this infectious disease is key to continue advancing in this vaccine.
  • Bharat Biotech International Limited in collaboration with Biofabri have started a series of clinical trials to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in India.
  • MTBVAC is being developed for two purposes: as a more effective and potentially longer-lasting vaccine than BCG for newborns, and for the prevention of TB disease in adults and adolescents, for whom there is currently no effective vaccine.

Spain. 24 March 2024. MTBVAC, the Spanish tuberculosis vaccine, the first live attenuated vaccine of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from a human, reaches a new milestone by starting clinical trials in India, the most populated country in the world and the one with the highest number of cases of this infectious disease. 

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