BCG vaccination provides protection against unrelated viral infections. The vaccine induces protective integrated organ immunity through biphasic activation of innate and adaptive immune cells.
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Rescigno, M. BCG-mediated viral protection goes biphasic. Nat Immunol 25, 13–14 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01713-9
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