Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer. The vaccine could soon be available to patients. Putin did not specify which types of cancer the proposed vaccines would target, nor how. Several countries and companies are working on cancer vaccines. Last year, the UK government signed an agreement with Germany-based BioNTech to launch clinical trials providing personalized cancer treatments.
Vaccines for the world’s most deadly diseases, like cancer and heart disease, will likely be ready by 2030 and could save millions of lives, according to the top doctor at one the world’s leading drug companies.
In a White House speech, President Joe Biden announced that the cancer moon shot program, which he spearheaded during the Obama administration, is getting ready for another take off.