LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Health workers will need new vaccines and drugs to bolster tuberculosis treatments in order to meet a goal of eliminating the disease by 2050, World Health Organisation researchers said in a study on Wednesday.
The analysis highlights the need for new vaccines and drugs to wipe out the vast reservoir of dormant infections and to work alongside treatments that target people with active forms of the disease, the researchers said.
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