I wanted to check if this project could become redundant by the expected arrival of TB vaccine(s) later this decade, but they had only 50% efficacy in Phase 2 trials, so treatment will indeed be needed for quite a while it seems.
Yes I asked some TB experts about precisely this a little while ago and I totally agree with your take: eventually there will hopefully be even better preventative measures like vaccines but they really do seem like a while off right now. So right now the WHO is keen to push on expanding access to TB preventative treatment.
I wanted to check if this project could become redundant by the expected arrival of TB vaccine(s) later this decade, but they had only 50% efficacy in Phase 2 trials, so treatment will indeed be needed for quite a while it seems.
Yes I asked some TB experts about precisely this a little while ago and I totally agree with your take: eventually there will hopefully be even better preventative measures like vaccines but they really do seem like a while off right now. So right now the WHO is keen to push on expanding access to TB preventative treatment.