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A first step towards a universal vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis

Scientists are looking for a universal pneumococcal vaccine that can target all the hundred or so forms of Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria, and prevent some undesirable outcomes created by existing vaccines that also keep the threat of pneumonia, meningitis, and other pneumococcal diseases alive in the population

· 9/2/2026, 9:47:21 AM· 2 min read
A first step towards a universal vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis
Scientists are looking for a universal pneumococcal vaccine that can target all the hundred or so forms of Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria, and prevent some undesirable outcomes created by existing vaccines that also keep the threat of pneumonia, meningitis, and other pneumococcal diseases alive in the population
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