CHAPTER 7

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CHAPTER 7 HOW WAS THE COVID "MESSENGER RNA VACCINE" DEVELOPED?

We briefly review key learnings about the mRNA vaccines. How does an mRNA vaccine work in the body? Traditional vaccines are often created around viral proteins, such as "spike proteins" located on the outside of the virus, but the mRNA vaccines work slightly differently. Instead of injecting the spike protein directly, mRNA vaccines include a small piece of the virus' RNA. The mRNA injected is used as a set of "instructions" for how to manufacture the viral spike proteins. The mRNA will then be used by the body as directions for the cells to produce the spike protein. The body will then prompt an immune response and create antibodies specific to that spike...

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