Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chief

According to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh. On the government's aim to make India TB-free by 2025, former director-general of the CSIR Dr Shekhar Mande said, "There is a very serious effort going across various agencies in the country. The department of health research, department of bio-technologies, CSIR, all of them are working towards TB-free 2025."

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