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In light of the recent news about the possibility of the old TB vaccine helping with coronavirus

Thank you Soviet medicine.

Legend: red - not used, blue - used in the past, yellow - in use. Mandatory for Soviet, and now Russian infants since forever.
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I wonder if we used something different. I remember being vaccinated for tb, but it had to have been in the 60s.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@bijouxbroussard Some people are vaccinated with the BCG vaccine even in the states, but only in rare and select circumstances.

You might be thinking of a TB [i]test[/i].
@QuixoticSoul You’re right, I looked it up, based on what I remember it was probably the the tine test,
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@bijouxbroussard That test got me X-rayed during immigration proceedings - it’s always positive in those vaccinated 😂