A new cancer and heart disease vaccine is "groundbreaking" and could save millions of lives, according to scientists.

Key Highlights :

1. Moderna, a leading pharmaceutical firm, is working on new vaccines to treat a range of diseases including cancer.

2. These vaccines are showing great promise and could save millions of lives.

3. If successfully developed, cancer vaccines could become part of standard care.

     Experts hope new vaccines will be ready by end of decade

     by Toni Guinyard

     Experts hope new vaccines will be ready by the end of the decade, with the possibility of new preventable diseases being eradicated.

     The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that new vaccines are urgently needed to protect against diseases such as Zika, dengue, and chikungunya, which are all on the rise.

     “We need new vaccines and we need them now,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director-General.

     “We are on the cusp of a new era where we can prevent and even eradicate many of the diseases that cause misery and death.”

     WHO has called on vaccine manufacturers to speed up the development of new vaccines to protect people from these and other diseases.

     The agency is also urging countries to improve their health systems so that people have access to the vaccines they need.

     The WHO has said that new vaccines are urgently needed to protect against diseases such as Zika, dengue, and chikungunya, which are all on the rise.

     “We need new vaccines and we need them now,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director-General.

     “We are on the cusp of a new era where we can prevent and even eradicate many of the diseases that cause misery and death.”

     WHO has called on vaccine manufacturers to speed up the development of new vaccines to protect people from these and other diseases.

     The agency is also urging countries to improve their health systems so that people have access to the vaccines they need.

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