BCG vaccination information

The following links provide further information on the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and BCG vaccination programme.

For the public

NHS Choices

• BCG (tuberculosis) vaccination (April 2010) [external link].
• Tuberculosis - Prevention (January 2009) [external link].

Department of Health

• TB, BCG vaccine and your baby (February 2008) [external link].

NICE Guidelines

• Preventing and treating tuberculosis (page 13) (March 2006) [external link].

TB Alert

• The Truth About TB - Questions & Answers (includes BCG) (2009) [external link].
• Tuberculosis (TB) and the BCG Vaccination (December 2007) [external link].

For health professionals

Department of Health

• 'The Green Book': Immunisation against infectious disease - Chapter 32: Tuberculosis (July 2011) [external link].
• BCG vaccine SSI: Frequently asked questions (January 2006) [external link].
• Operational note - Changes to the BCG vaccination programme in England (August 2005) [external link].
• Professional letter from the Chief Medical Officer - Changes to the BCG vaccination programme (July 2005) [external link].

NICE Guidelines

• Tuberculosis - Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control: Section 1.7 (web version) (September 2008) [external lnk].

Statens Serum Institut

• BCG Vaccine Danish Strain 1331 (August 2010) [external link[.

National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)

• Travel Health Information Sheet: Tuberculosis (November 2007) [external link].

Last reviewed: 25 September 2012