title: [History and current situation of BCG vaccinations].
abstract: Vaccination using Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) discovered at the beginning of the 20th century in France, saved many lives in a period where tuberculosis was extremely widespread in our country. Mandatory for children since the 1950s, the vaccination programme has now been revised and concerns only well-defined situations considered to be at risk.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Paris. gmarchal@pasteur.fr
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchal
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine