© 2026 WUOT

WUOT
209 Communications Building
1345 Circle Park Drive
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0322
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

New mRNA vaccine could reduce the recurrence and spread of skin cancer

Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Copyright 2026 NPR

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.