{
  "id": 5240769,
  "title": "A first step towards a universal vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/a-first-step-towards-a-universal-vaccine-against-pneumonia-meningitis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:47:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/a-first-step-towards-a-universal-vaccine-against-pneumonia-meningitis/article71418988.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "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."
}