Neonatal BCG: a time for change
Pillay, Thillagavathie Toldi, Gergely Hussain, Abid Magwenzi, Mercy Murinye Satodia, Prakash Radcliffe, Ruth
Pillay, Thillagavathie
Toldi, Gergely
Hussain, Abid
Magwenzi, Mercy Murinye
Satodia, Prakash
Radcliffe, Ruth
Abstract
The BCG vaccination programme in the UK is risk based and has usually been given to eligible babies soon after birth. On advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, NHS England and Improvement recently revised the timing of this vaccination to 28 days after birth or soon thereafter. In this article, we highlight the change in timing of vaccination, the rationale and barriers to BCG uptake that this change may pose.
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Date
2022-08-25
Type
Article
Subject
Microbiology. Immunology, Public health. Health statistics. Occupational health. Health education, Paediatrics
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Citation
Pillay T, Toldi G, Hussain A, Magwenzi MM, Satodia P, Radcliffe R. Neonatal BCG: a time for change. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2024 Jan 23;109(1):19-24. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323239.
Journal / Source Title
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition
DOI
10.1136/archdischild-2021-323239
PMID
36008111
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
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http://ep.bmj.com/