56: A Massive Future for an Old Vaccine? | Megan Murray

About this episode

Megan Murray discusses the potential of the BCG vaccine in providing protection against Covid and future pandemics.

Harvard epidemiologist Megan Murray tells us all about the anti-tuberculosis vaccine "BCG," and the astonishing protection it may provide against Covid -- as well as looming future pandemics.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Reid

Guest: Megan Murray

Topics covered

• vaccines
• tuberculosis
• Covid-19
• pandemics
• epidemiology

Keywords

• BCG vaccine
• tuberculosis
• Covid-19
• Megan Murray
• epidemiology
• pandemic protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Products: BCG

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