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There are a variety of countries that use the BCG vaccine. Some of these countries are Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan and the Bahamas.

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