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Mention the word “BCG” and most Malaysians will recall (and probably shudder at the memory) the day they were jabbed with the vaccine in school and compare their BCG scars over the next few weeks.

BCG or Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by an infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.