{
  "id": 16753800,
  "title": "A bivalent Lassa virus mRNA vaccine protects guinea pigs from lethal infection with Lassa virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/a-bivalent-lassa-virus-mrna-vaccine-protects-guinea-pigs-from-lethal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.25.761704v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lassa virus (LASV), the causative agent of the life-threatening febrile disease, Lassa fever, remains a major public health concern in West Africa, where hundreds of thousands of infections occur annually. However, no licensed vaccine is currently available, highlighting the urgent need for effective preventive measures. We previously demonstrated that an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}