Hopes our new knowledge of vaccines will help to cure cancer - within the next decade.

The founders of BioNTech, who collaborated with Pfizer to create New Zealand's most effective Covid vaccine, are working on an injection to target different types of cancer.

It should be available before 2030.

The jab uses the same mRNA technology as found in the Covid jab, to assist the immune system to fight off cancer cells.

New Zealand cancer researcher Dr Chris Jackson told Mike Hosking the development has potential.

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Hopes our new knowledge of vaccines will help to cure cancer - within the next decade.
The founders of BioNTech, who collaborated with Pfizer to create New Zealand's most effective Covid vaccine, are working on an injection to target different types of cancer.
It should be available before 2030.
The jab uses the same mRNA technology as found in the Covid jab, to assist the immune system to fight off cancer cells.
New Zealand cancer researcher Dr Chris Jackson told Mike Hosking the development has potential.
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Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers.