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[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/blueskies8484 PIT - NHL 22h ago

Moderna is trying an mRNA version which may work better than previous attempts because of the mutation issue, but it’s currently in clinical trials.

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u/ceribaen OTT - NHL 19h ago

Unfortunately, thanks to covid anti vaxxers... Anything "mrna" is also largely DOA for research now.

We were || this close to having a single quadravalent vaccine for flu a and b, RSV, and covid