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Single-shot vaccine for flu, COVID-19 and RSV in development (Level A1) — person holding white ballpoint pen

Single-shot vaccine for flu, COVID-19 and RSV in developmentCEFR A1

30 Jun 2026

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Adapted from U. Buffalo, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Mufid Majnun, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
74 words
  • A new single-shot vaccine is being developed.
  • It aims to protect against three viruses.
  • The viruses are influenza, COVID-19, and RSV.
  • Researchers tested the vaccine in animals.
  • They used mice, ferrets, and cotton rats.
  • The shot uses five viral proteins in one dose.
  • Scientists saw protective immune responses in tests.
  • No combined vaccine for all three exists yet.
  • It could make vaccination easier for many people.
  • Researchers say more studies are needed.

Difficult words

  • vaccine — a medicine that makes the body fight disease
  • protect — to keep someone safe from harm or disease
  • virus — a germ that can make people or animals sick
    viruses
  • researcher — a person who studies and tests things
    Researchers
  • animal — a living creature that is not a plant
    animals
  • dose — a measured amount of medicine or vaccine

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever had a vaccine?
  • Would one shot for three viruses be easier for you?
  • Which animal from the article do you know?

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