Research finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer

Published Date: 20 Oct 2025

Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, researchers have found.

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