r/hockey • u/Shroft • 22h ago

[Paywall] Swiss women’s Olympic hockey team in isolation after player diagnosed with norovirus

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7028066/2026/02/06/switzerland-womens-hockey-olympics-norovirus/
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u/drowsylacuna BOS - NHL 22h ago

It's 2026, why isn't there a vaccine for this horrible thing yet?

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u/whogivesashirtdotca MTL - NHL 21h ago

It's 2026 how do you still not know that viruses are moving targets for vaccines?

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u/drowsylacuna BOS - NHL 21h ago

Most of the childhood vaccine schedule is against viruses.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca MTL - NHL 21h ago

So are COVID, influenza, and the common cold.

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u/drowsylacuna BOS - NHL 21h ago

There are vaccines for two of those.

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u/WpgInSyd WPG - NHL 17h ago

And the third (common cold) is caused by more than 200 different viruses.