BCG vaccine

Summary

BCG vaccine is a vaccine type^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• BCG vaccine's instance of is recorded as vaccine type^[3].
• Albert Calmette is named after BCG vaccine^[4].
• Camille Guérin is named after BCG vaccine^[5].
• BCG vaccine is a type of tuberculosis vaccines^[6].
• BCG vaccine is a type of heterologous vaccine^[7].
• BCG vaccine's Commons category is recorded as Bacillus Calmette-Guérin^[8].
• BCG vaccine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/health/bcg-vaccine-diabetes-covid.html^[9].
• BCG vaccine's vaccine for is recorded as tuberculosis^[10].
• BCG vaccine's subject has role is recorded as immunologic adjuvant^[11].
• BCG vaccine's pregnancy category is recorded as US pregnancy category C^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

BCG vaccine's instance of is recorded as vaccine type^[3]. Recorded subclass of include tuberculosis vaccines^[6] and heterologous vaccine^[7].

Origins

Things named after include Albert Calmette^[4], a physician^[13], 1863–1933^[14], of France^[15], awarded the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[16], specialised in bacteriology^[17] and Camille Guérin^[5], a microbiologist^[18], 1872–1961^[19], of France^[20], awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[21].

Why It Matters

BCG vaccine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]