An mRNA-based flu shot could make a huge difference in flu prevention, allowing scientists to pick a better strain match.

A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai overturns a longstanding assumption about how mRNA vaccines generate immunity, revealing that certain non-immune cells help ...

Messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccine technology burst onto the scene early in the COVID pandemic, leaving many people playing catch-up on the science behind the advance. Within the first six months of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a new flu vaccine for adults age 50 and older. If approved, it would be the first influenza shot to use mRNA technology, and experts say it ...

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) — Six years ago this month, New York declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19. With the pandemic, the use of mRNA technology for vaccines became more mainstream. At UAlbany, ...

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New research suggests Covid-19 mRNA vaccines offer benefits beyond viral protection. These vaccines may boost the immune ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was reported in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center with support from the Pulitzer Center. Vita Sara Blechner’s life changed on a Saturday afternoon. The ...

The world could be only a few years away from a cancer vaccine, according to the couple behind the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. "We feel that a cure for cancer or to changing cancer patients' ...