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Every year, tuberculosis kills over a million people. Can a new vaccine turn the tide? (www.vox.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I used to have to have a physical every 2 years for my job, and part of it was an injection that if it reacted after a few days, it meant you had TB. So it was a concern. This was not that long ago, relatively speaking - 10 years or so?

So if this is a real possibility, very cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

A PPD test