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A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease

Friday, August 7, 2026


A rotavirus vaccine candidate is in clinical trials for a disease that causes over 1 million deaths annually, with nearly half of the deaths occurring in children under age 5.

Original reporting: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/g-s1-137456/diarrhea-disease-vaccine-childhood-deaths-shigella

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