Cancer Updates, Research View this post on Instagram Flu season is coming! The flu virus affects, on average, 9-45 million adults each season since 2010. This year, we will juggle both the flu and the COVID-19 pandemic at the same time. David Vaught, one of Komen’s talented Research Grants Managers and a former breast cancer researcher breaks down: 1️⃣ The importance of vaccines 2️⃣ How vaccines work 3️⃣ How vaccines can be used against cancer A post shared by Susan G. Komen (@susangkomen) on Sep 20, 2020 at 5:41pm PDT The flu affects, on average, between 9 and 45 million adults each year. And this year, we’re juggling the flu and COVID-19 pandemic. David Vaught, a research grants manager at Susan G. Komen, tells us about the importance of getting a flu vaccine, if you can, and updates us on progress made toward an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines aren’t only important for protecting us from viruses, but could, one day, be used to fight breast cancer. Hear about the work of Komen Scholar Dr. Keith Knutson on a breast cancer vaccine, in this week’s In Case You Missed It. << Previous Post Update on Trump Executive Orders... Amanda DeBard Read More Next Post >> Susan G. Komen’s “Live Pink”... Amanda DeBard Read More Related Stories Previous Next Komen Blog Knowing Your Family Health History... Read More Komen Blog An Opportunity To Live Read More Komen Blog The Racial Injustice of Breast... Read More Komen Blog Mortality Rates for Black Women... Read More Komen Blog Komen’s 2021-2022 Advocacy Priorities Seek... Read More Komen Blog Tips for Living a Healthy... Read More Komen Blog Breast Cancer, No Longer Your... Read More Komen Blog When Pink is Just Another... Read More Komen Blog Social Justice Is An Issue... Read More Komen Blog Breast Surgeon and Cancer Researcher... Read More Komen Blog Susan G. Komen Helpline Offers... Read More Komen Blog Tips for Getting the Most... Read More Komen Blog This Father’s Day, We Remember... Read More Komen Blog Palliative Care for Breast Cancer:... Read More Komen Blog Should I Be Worried? Breast... Read More Komen Blog Komen Donor Townhall – Mission... Read More Komen Blog The Breast Cancer Survivor Determined... Read More Komen Blog I Wish I Had Known... Read More Komen Blog Knowing Your Family Health History... Read More Komen Blog An Opportunity To Live Read More Komen Blog The Racial Injustice of Breast... Read More Komen Blog Mortality Rates for Black Women... Read More Komen Blog Komen’s 2021-2022 Advocacy Priorities Seek... Read More Komen Blog Tips for Living a Healthy... Read More Komen Blog Breast Cancer, No Longer Your... Read More Komen Blog When Pink is Just Another... Read More Komen Blog Social Justice Is An Issue... Read More Komen Blog Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer... Read More Komen Blog Komen Donor Townhall – Mission... Read More Amanda DeBard Impact Badge Read More Komen Blog Understanding Lymphedema – Komen Perspectives Read More Komen Blog Genetics Helps Us Better Understand... Read More Komen Blog Beyond the Heart of the... Read More Komen Blog The Breasties Read More Komen Blog Komen Scholar Dr. Ann Partridge... Read More Komen Blog Men Get Breast Cancer, Too Read More