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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds (www.livescience.com)
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[–] Angelevo@feddit.nl 1 points 5 days ago

Oof. That is a big ask because I am not an expert on the topic; just learned and wise. If you are willing to burn quite a bit of energy, I could use a LLM to explain the topic.

Off the top of my head, in my currently tired, flu-ish state: Research has shown that our bodies integrate information (DNA) from viruses/bacteria. In a very basic sense, viruses are able to change our DNA. Surviving an infection is a form of upgrade/mutation. You are still you, with the information held in the virus now part of yourself.

Evolution.