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A new immunization that prevents serious RSV illness in babies is working so well that nearly every state is extending access through April as the virus spreads later than usual this season. Tens of thousands of hospitalizations have already been prevented in what doctors call a 30-year breakthrough.
Nova Scotia's new RSV vaccination program for infants and seniors is showing real results just months after launch. The province reports significant drops in respiratory illness hospitalizations among the most vulnerable.
European regulators just recommended the world's first combined flu and COVID vaccine for people 50 and older. One shot could soon protect against both respiratory illnesses instead of two separate jabs.
The FDA suddenly agreed to review Moderna's revolutionary mRNA flu vaccine after initially rejecting it just a week earlier. Meanwhile, scientists developed an inhaled vaccine that could protect against multiple respiratory illnesses at once.
A five-year partnership between Tanzania and South Korea is strengthening disease detection labs across the country. Now in year three, the project is tackling cholera nationwide after successful work on dengue and respiratory illnesses.