Hyderabad, March 24 -- TB or Tuberculosis, the once dreaded disease, continues to remain a top killer in India. BCG, the only available vaccine is over a hundred years old. The multi-drug therapy, though quite effective still remains long drawn.

The need for a new vaccine and better drugs with shorter treatment regime have been a crying need for millions of patients. On this World TB Day today (March 24), there is some good news to cheer, especially for Indians with the announcement that clinical trials will be started of a promising new vaccine developed by Spain.

The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker, Bharat Biotech will carry out the trials with Biofabri. MTBVAC, the Spanish tuberculosis vaccine is the first live attenuated vaccine of My...