I think the medical definition of a vaccine is that it is a deactivated/dead suspension of the organism it’s designed to protect against.
Although mRNA vaccines don’t work like that. Instead they tell the body how to make harmless pieces of the cells we want to vaccinate against. But are still considered vaccines.
This cancer vaccine protects t-cells from being deactivated by these types of cancer, allowing the body to identify and deal with the cancer.
So not a vaccine in the “medical definition” sense, but it would still protect you from these cancers if you didn’t already have these cancers.
Although, I don’t know if it’s a “lesser of 2 evils” kind of treatment/vaccine where healthy people shouldn’t take it
I think the medical definition of a vaccine is that it is a deactivated/dead suspension of the organism it’s designed to protect against.
Although mRNA vaccines don’t work like that. Instead they tell the body how to make harmless pieces of the cells we want to vaccinate against. But are still considered vaccines.
This cancer vaccine protects t-cells from being deactivated by these types of cancer, allowing the body to identify and deal with the cancer.
So not a vaccine in the “medical definition” sense, but it would still protect you from these cancers if you didn’t already have these cancers.
Although, I don’t know if it’s a “lesser of 2 evils” kind of treatment/vaccine where healthy people shouldn’t take it