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| CBC News | Posted: October 14, 2026 9:00 AM | Last Updated: October 14A vaccine against the illness that killed 3-week-old Lupine Genest is in clinical trialsMedia | N. S. couple raising money for hospital that tried to save their daughterCaption: Carly Wedge and Alexandre Genest are touring the province on their bicycles months after the death of their baby girl — working through their grief and spreading the word about a Group B Streptococcus vaccine that’s in development. The CBC's Taryn Grant has the story. Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. The pregnancy, the birth and the early days of parenthood were the fulfilment of their dreams. “She was pretty lively,” said Alexandre Genest, remembering his daughter, Lupine, as an infant. “She had long hair already.”“And big, sparkly eyes,” added his wife, Carly Wedge, Lupine’s mom. But after just three weeks with their "perfectly healthy" baby, the new parents were plunged into their worst nightmare. At their home on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Lupine suddenly turned ill, and her parents took her to the nearby regional hospital.

Pandemic risk is climbing to new highs as post-COVID reform momentum stalls, outpaced by accelerating climate pressures, declining health aid, and eroding public trust. Escalating pandemic risks are outpacing international readiness as the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) completes its eight-year mandate. The board demands an urgent shift from technical fixes to sustained political commitment and independent oversight, laying out a five-pillar blueprint to translate technical evidence into intergovernmental action.