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TWiV 1309: Maybe they’re all cancer vaccines
By Vincent Racaniello on Mar 29, 2026 12:00 am
TWiV explains why human papillomavirus vaccine-induced immunity can block infection, unlike all other vaccines, and how respiratory viral infections such as COVID and influenza prime accelerated lung cancer growth.Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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