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Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines

Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer vaccines during his State of the Union address. Biden was referring to the mRNA technology used to make the COVID-19 vaccines and being studied by researchers to treat cancer.