2000 healthcare workers in WA will be given the tuberculosis vaccine as part of a trial to see if it boosts resistance to COVID-19. If the results are encouraging, the drug could emerge as a possible preventive measure for the general.

Jonothan Carapedis, Director of the Telethon Kids Institute joins Mornings – to discuss the new trial and if it will be able to be rolled out to fight future pandemics.

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