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The husband-and-wife team who worked on the Covid vaccine have said the same technology could be used to treat cancer.

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A cancer vaccine by 2030?

The husband-and-wife team who worked on the Covid jab say the same technology could be used to treat cancer.

These vaccines tell the cells to produce a protein that can fight tumours.

The trials are in the early stages, but results have been encouraging, so far.

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find a solution to something

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praised

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the first people to develop or use something

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0:00 - Introduction
0:22 - Story
1:06 - Headline 1: The BBC: BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?
2:40 - Headline 2: The Standard: Cancer vaccine being hailed by leading Covid scientists
4:26 - Headline 3: The Times: Expect cancer vaccine by 2030, say Covid pioneers
6:51 - Language summary

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