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Putin Claims Russia Close to Creating Cancer Vaccines
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The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
After making huge progress in the early detection and treatment of cancer, Russia is now on the verge of producing a revolution in healthcare, making medical advancements that were once unimaginable. Cancer vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs are just examples of what is to come, with brain chips to restore a person's sight also being developed.
Anti-Russia narrative
As Putin has given no details about which kinds of cancer the proposed vaccines would target, or even how they would work, it's hard to believe in a word he says. One must never forget that he made similar bold claims regarding the anti-COVID Sputnik V vaccine, which turned out to be totally ineffective.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that the average survival rate of all cancers will exceed 75% by June 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
