Role of type I interferon in antitumor effects

TWiV explains studies showing that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines improve life span of cancer patients on checkpoint immunotherapy, and broad immunity conferred by a vaccine central in A(H5) influenza antigenic space.

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• SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumors to checkpoint immunotherapy (Nature)
• People with some cancers live longer after mRNA vaccines (Nature)
• Immune checkpoint inhibitors (NCI)
• Broad immunity from influenza H5 vaccine (Nature)
• Derek Smith on antigenic cartography (TWiV 99 at 2:53)
• Letters read on TWiV 1265
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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