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COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have been rising since May 2024, with the highest rates seen in adults 65 and older and infants under 6 months old. Therefore, health experts recommend getting the updated COVID-19 shot as soon as possible.

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, an mRNA-based vaccine trains the patient's immune system to hunt down and kill cancerous cells and then prevents the cancer's return.

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In our "challenge study," one gene produced much more of a specific protein in volunteers who did not develop a sustained COVID infection. This finding has significant implications for future treatments and for vaccine development.

Instructing our cells to make specific proteins could control influenza, autoimmune diseases, even cancer

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