Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice. In addition, mice that were treated with this virus were more resistant to developing tumors later in life.
A headline shared across social media claims US comedian Amy Schumer developed "VAIDS," or "vaccine-acquired immune deficiency syndrome," after receiving Covid-19 booster shots. This is false; there is no such condition, and the actor has publicly described her experience with the chronic disease endometriosis.
COVID vaccines must work even better, whether by becoming variant-proof, finding other administration routes, or finding different targets to attack. All of these issues – and more are under investigation.