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Kolkata: The state Health department in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is set to conduct the clinical trial of BCG vaccine against Covid in December. According to the sources in the state health department, School of Tropical Medicine has been selected as the venue to conduct the joint trails. It was learnt that the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against Covid would be tested during the clinical trial. A senior official of the health department said that various steps have been taken for carrying out the BCG clinical trials successfully. This is for the first time the health department is conducting a joint clinical trails..