Vaccines train the body's defenses to fight infections safely. Learn how vaccines work, how the immune system responds, and ...

In 1980, something incredible happened. Smallpox, a serious infectious disease, was declared eradicated in humans by the World Health Assembly. Once killing three in 10 people who contracted it, ...

When Dr. Anna Blakney interviewed for a position at the University of British Columbia at the start of 2020, mRNA technology—her area of research expertise—wasn’t yet widely known by the general ...

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines that Canadians are receiving could be just the first in a new wave of vaccination against many diseases — driven by the novel technology used to make the shots ...

The mass-produced COVID-19 vaccines built using the mRNA model – which were rapidly manufactured during the global pandemic – could also help the immune system recognise and attack cancer tumours, new ...

The mRNA covid-19 vaccines seem to have an unexpected benefit: extending the lives of people being treated for cancers by boosting the effectiveness of immunotherapy. An analysis of the records of ...

Lung and skin cancer patients who were taking "checkpoint inhibitors" and had the COVID vaccine saw surprising results.

By now, you know that the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect against severe COVID infections and reduce your chances ...

A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel ...

In its bid to fight cancer, the Biden administration this week announced plans to enlist the mRNA technology made famous by COVID-19 vaccines. The idea is to create a platform of mRNA technologies ...