Cancer vaccine?: BBC News Review

The husband-and-wife team who worked on the Covid vaccine have said the same technology could be used to treat cancer.

The story
A cancer vaccine by 2030?

The husband-and-wife team who worked on the Covid jab say the same technology could be used to treat cancer.

These vaccines tell the cells to produce a protein that can fight tumours.

The trials are in the early stages, but results have been encouraging, so far.

Key words and phrases
crack
find a solution to something

The police have cracked the case. The husband stole the money.
Scientists have cracked a mystery child illness in the UK.

hailed
praised

The film was hailed a masterpiece by critics.
Huge profits have been hailed by the company.

pioneers
the first people to develop or use something

Marie Curie was a pioneer in science. She discovered radioactivity.
Steve Jobs has been described as a technology pioneer.

0:00 - Introduction
0:22 - Story
1:06 - Headline 1: The BBC: BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?
2:40 - Headline 2: The Standard: Cancer vaccine being hailed by leading Covid scientists
4:26 - Headline 3: The Times: Expect cancer vaccine by 2030, say Covid pioneers
6:51 - Language summary

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