ICMR will begin a study on BCG vaccine next week. Till we don't have definitive results from this, we won't recommend the BCG vaccine even for health workers, said head scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar NEW DELHI : The Indian Council of Medical Research won't recommend the BCG vaccine even to the healthcare workers till the organization have any definitive results, said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, ICMR's head scientist on Friday.
Replying to a question on the use of the BCG vaccine to fight COVID-19 during daily media briefing, Dr Gangakhedkar said: "ICMR will begin a study next week.
Till we don't have definitive results from this, we won't recommend the BCG vaccine even for health workers." Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a vaccine