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New vaccine shows protection against melioidosis — Level A1 — an animal cell with blue dots on it

New vaccine shows protection against melioidosisCEFR A1

22 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Andrew Yawn-Tulane, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • A new vaccine may stop melioidosis.
  • Melioidosis is a disease from soil bacteria.
  • The bacteria live in soil and groundwater.
  • They can cause a serious lung infection.
  • The bacteria can enter wounds or be inhaled.
  • Researchers tested the vaccine on monkeys in lab studies.
  • The vaccinated animals had no lung damage.
  • Scientists want to try the vaccine in people.
  • The disease happens mostly in warm coastal places.

Difficult words

  • vaccine — a medicine that helps prevent an infection
  • melioidosis — a disease caused by soil bacteria
  • bacterium — a very small living thing that can cause disease
    bacteria
  • groundwater — water that is under the ground
  • inhale — to breathe air into the lungs
    inhaled
  • coastal — near the sea or ocean

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Discussion questions

  • Have you had a vaccine?
  • Do you live near the sea?
  • Would you try a new vaccine for a serious disease?

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