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500,000 people die of strep A every year. Why isn’t there a vaccine?

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion December 31, 2022

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After a rash of virus outbreaks — COVID-19, monkeypox, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza — the latest outbreak is caused by a bacterium, strep A. Most parents know it as the cause of strep throat, a common cause of fever and sore throat in school-aged children, easily treated with penicillin. In yet another reminder that humans and the microbes that surround us are in constant tension, strep A has killed at least 94 children in... + full article



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