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Common cold virus ‘poses a threat’ to 1 million elderly

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A virus that can cause the common cold and is spreading more than influenza and COVID-19 is posing a risk to more than a million, unvaccinated, elderly Australians. The warning comes from the Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) which says more than 83,000 cases of RSV were recorded this year, far outnumbering influenza and COVID-19 cases. The respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV) is one of 200 viruses that can cause the common cold but it …
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NewsCop broke the news on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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