The jab – mRNA-4157 (v940) – uses the same technology as Covid vaccines to prevent melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The vaccine helps patients’ immune systems to recognise and wipe out cancerous cells.

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The vaccine is entering final-stage trials, where it is being used on patients who’ve had melanomas cut out. The jab helps their immune systems to recognise and wipe out cancerous cells, preventing melanomas from growing back.