The new technology behind Pfizer's and Moderna's coronavirus vaccines could be used to prevent everything from heart disease to cancer, experts say. One pandemic flu vaccine took over eight years while a hepatitis B vaccine was nearly 18 years in the making. SCIENTISTS ARE TESTING MRNA VACCINES FOR CANCER - BUT THE ROGUE CELLS ARE HARDER TO 'FIND' THAN VIRUSESModerna and BioNTech, for example, are also applying mRNA technology to experimental cancer medicines. Among Moderna's most advanced projects, besides its COVID-19 vaccine, are mRNA compounds to treat ovarian cancer or Myocardial ischemia, which are also in the second test phase. None of the potential mRNA cancer therapies have reached the critical large-scale Phase III trials, however, and Kariko acknowledges that cancer presents a bigger challenge.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2020 23:48 UTC