The vaccine that could change cold season

RSV vaccines could prevent future severe cold seasons; Israelis vote in their fifth set of elections in four years.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

New RSV vaccines show promise

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• Tuesday, Pfizer announced promising results for trials of its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, amid a surge in cases. [CNN / Brenda Goodman]
• According to preliminary data, vaccinating pregnant people was 82 percent effective in preventing severe illness for their infants up to the first three months of life, and 69 percent up to six months. [Associated Press / Lauran Neergaard]
• The news comes as reported RSV infections grew from more than 1,200 in early September to nearly 8,000 by October. [Time / Alice Park]
• Doctors think an increase in infections and sickness could be because children weren’t exposed to RSV during the pandemic. [New York Times / Emily Baumgaertner]
• If the CDC and FDA approval processes go well, RSV vaccines and other treatments could be available for the next cold season. [Vox / Keren Landman]

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Benjamin Netanyahu eyes comeback in Israel

• Israel held its fifth parliamentary election in four years Tuesday. Voters will choose between far-right former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist caretaker counterpart Yair Lapid. [CNN / Hadas Gold]
• The country has repeatedly faced elections because of divisions within governing coalitions, and major questions about whether Netanyahu can govern in the midst of his corruption trial. [NYT / Patrick Kingsley]
• Netanyahu will likely need to build a coalition of nationalists and far-right religious parties to return to power. If successful, the alliance could push for his corruption charges to be dropped. [AP / Tia Goldenberg]
• Voter turnout was its highest in over two decades. However, recent polling suggests Netanyahu could fall short of forming a majority. [Reuters / Maayan Lubell and Dan Williams]

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Republicans could target climate programs if they win control of Congress in next week’s midterm elections. [Vox / Rebecca Leber]

• Atlanta rapper Takeoff, of hip-hop trio Migos, was shot and killed Tuesday in Houston. He was 28. [Guardian / Shaad D’Souza]
• The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) request to block a subpoena for his testimony in Georgia’s 2020 election investigation. [NBC News / Lawrence Hurley]
• Italy’s new right-wing government said it would make holding unlicensed raves a crime with penalties of up to six years in jail. [BBC / Paul Kirby]

“More adults have died from RSV than most people realize. RSV vaccine could be a game changer for them as well.”

[Amy Edwards, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland / Vox]

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