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Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought (www.freethink.com)

submitted 10 months ago by sanqueue@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

The article suggests the vaccine prevents the recurrence of a specific cancer by 44% vs conventional treatment alone. So let's be pessimists and say it only prevents recurrence by 22%. Should we eat our words that still 1/5th of people who'd otherwise die or suffer horribly from a recurring cancer now don't?

I think I would be more skeptical of the eventual price of this treatment and less about its effectiveness.