Mrna Covid Vaccines Spark Immune Response That May Aid Cancer Survival
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Research suggests that mRNA Covid vaccines may stimulate an immune response that could aid in cancer survival, sparking interest in potential applications beyond Covid-19; the HN discussion is brief but optimistic about the findings.
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Here's the original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09655-y.
There's a marked contrast between vaccinated and unvaccinated survival rates, and they pretty extensively tested and ruled out additional mechanisms they thought may be influencing their observations.