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Second Irkutsk plague case: what WHO asked Russia to verify

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By Celine Gounder
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What was already gone when WHO asked. How do you fact-check a rumor? What happened to the first reports? Why does a second case matter so much? Sverdlovsk took 13 years. What cuts against this? Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old scientist at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute, who had worked in its plague microbiology unit, died on October 2nd in a hospital in Shelekhov.
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Darya Shipilova: what the Irkutsk Institute scientist worked on

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By Celine Gounder
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What pathogens did Darya Shipilova work on? What’s a plague focus? What circulates in Gorno-Altai and Tuva? Who collects the strains? The 2024 monograph, and what is in it. What vaccination does and doesn’t establish. How laboratory exposures happen. What counts as an especially dangerous infection? The questions Rospotrebnadzor hasn’t answered. Darya Shipilova died on October 2nd, at 28, in a hospital in Shelekhov, outside Irkutsk.
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This season’s flu shot is a partial match again. Is the new mRNA flu shot better?

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By Celine Gounder
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Illustration created with Gemini Nano Banana Pro Flu season started early this year. Last season’s mismatched shot still cut hospitalizations. Has the virus changed again? The first mRNA flu shot in the US. How mFlusiva compares with a standard flu shot. More side effects, a higher price, and no high-dose comparison. Who should consider the mRNA flu shot? Will your insurance pay for the mRNA flu shot? Flu season started early this year.
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