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Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment
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Over the last five years, billions of people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. New research has found an unanticipated result of these vaccines: Cancer treatments are more effective for some vaccinated patients, and many live longer than their unvaccinated counterparts. This news comes at a time where the federal government is slashing funding for mRNA research.
Host Ira Flatow speaks to lead study author Adam Grippin and vaccine expert Eric Topol.
Guests: Dr. Adam Grippin is a radiation oncologist at the MC Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Eric Topol is a cardiologist and genomics professor at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.
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