ICMR To Check Effectiveness Of BCG Against COVID-19

The ICMR is set to check effectiveness of BCG vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in the elderly population in several hotspot areas in the country.

In Mumbai, around 250 participants from the age group of 60-75 who have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are not immunocompromised can participate in the study and will be followed for 6 months.