Health Minister recalls batch of BCG vaccine

Updated: 20:41, Friday, 5 July 2002

The Minister for Health has ordered the recall from the Irish market of a batch of BCG vaccine which protects against tuberculosis.

The Minister for Health has ordered the recall from the Irish market of a batch of BCG vaccine which protects against tuberculosis.

Micheal Martin said the order was a precautionary measure, and that the recall was ordered because of concerns that this particular batch was not effective enough.

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