Coronavirus crippling fight against other pandemic: TB

They have a TB vaccine, it highly effective called the BCG vaccine

There are 47 vaccines in human trial phases for COVID-19, all developed in less than a year," she said. "For TB, over several years we have just one vaccine in human trials.

I was given a TB vaccination as a kid so I thought an effective vaccination already existed.

They have a TB vaccine, it highly effective called the BCG vaccine

The BCG vaccine is better than nothing, but it doesn't completely protect from the infection. Depending on many factors (some still unknown) is more effective in some places than in others and that is why treatment is still a big priority.