Vaccination against tuberculosis: contraindications and when it can be postponed
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In Ukraine, babies are vaccinated against tuberculosis in the first 3-5 days of life. However, there is a list of precautions and contraindications, when the injection can be postponed or not done at all, the Ministry of Health informs. The vaccine against tuberculosis was created almost 100 years ago by French bacteriologists Albert Calmet and Camille Guerin. It contains the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) bacterium, which forms a protective response to the disease in the immune system, while not being able to cause the disease itself. Photo: SyhinStas/Depositphotos Mass injection against tuberculosis is given only in countries with a high incidence rate, in particular, in Ukraine. Vaccination is carried out to babies, usually still in the maternity hospital on the 3rd-5th day of life. “BCG cannot be given to people whose immune system is weakened for one reason or another. Also, this vaccine cannot be given to pregnant women, however, in Ukraine, adults are not vaccinated anyway,” the Ministry of Health notes. Vaccination with BCG vaccine is not given to: newborns from mothers living with HIV, until the absence of HIV in the child is confirmed; carriers of HIV infection who do not undergo antiretroviral therapy, in particular, newborn babies with HIV+ status; newborns with suspected congenital immunodeficiency conditions. Also, vaccination against tuberculosis can be postponed to a later date if: the premature baby is in a critical condition or has a body weight of less than 2500 grams; the child is sick and has a temperature above 38 C; less than 1 month has passed since previous vaccination with any vaccine other than hepatitis B vaccine. It is noted that if the child was not vaccinated in the maternity hospital immediately after birth, then it should be done later by a pediatrician. We previously reported that the BCG vaccine likely helps make it easier to tolerate COVID-19. Read also: How the medical reform affected the treatment of tuberculosis
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