3.2.1.3. Contraindications for BCG

Despite its safety, BCG is an attenuated live vaccine (M. bovis BCG). Contraindications include:

  • pregnancy;
  • people living with HIV but not on ART, or on ART but not immunologically stable;
  • people with other forms of immunosuppression (e.g. candidates for organ transplants, people on immunosuppressive therapy).

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