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Understanding mRNA Vaccines: The Future of Vaccination Explained
TLDR mRNA vaccines are a groundbreaking advancement in medical science that utilize a synthetic version of mRNA to instruct cells to produce viral proteins and trigger an immune response. These vaccines do not alter DNA and are designed to leave the body within a few days to a couple of weeks.
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mRNA vaccines are a significant breakthrough in medical science and represent the future of vaccines, but it's important to understand what mRNA is and how it works.
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mRNA vaccines were first artificially produced in a lab in 1984 and have since made significant advancements, allowing scientists to produce COVID vaccines on a computer by creating an exact version of mRNA that produces a specific viral protein.
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mRNA is a blueprint that copies a strip of the blueprint encoded in DNA, which codes for proteins or peptides that are important for various bodily functions.
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mRNA is responsible for copying the instructions encoded in DNA to produce proteins and peptides, and in the case of mRNA vaccines, researchers have found a way to produce mRNA outside of the body and inject it into the body to trigger the same process.
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mRNA vaccines work by injecting conventional mRNA into the body, which is encased in lipid nanoparticles to protect it and allow it to enter cells, where it instructs ribosomes to produce viral proteins that trigger an immune response without causing illness or spreading the virus.
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mRNA vaccines aim to trigger both the innate and adaptive immune systems in order to achieve a strong immune response without causing harm.
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mRNA vaccines are designed to trigger the innate and adaptive immune systems, leading to the production of antibodies and a strong immune response, and the mRNA itself leaves the body within a few days to a couple of weeks through normal processes.
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mRNA vaccines are created by engineers who spell out the genetic code they want the mRNA to carry, add the ingredients, and then the computer tells the lab equipment what chemical reactions to carry out and for how long.
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mRNA vaccines use a template created by BioNTech and Pfizer to target the spike protein of the coronavirus, and they use plasmid DNA and bacteriophages to transcribe the mRNA.
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mRNA vaccines are created in a lab using plasmid DNA and bacteriophages to transcribe the mRNA, which is then purified, surrounded by a lipid nanoparticle, and mixed with salts and sugar to create the final vaccine.
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mRNA vaccines do not embed themselves in DNA or alter it, as they work outside of the cell and do not interact with the nucleus or DNA.
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mRNA vaccines do not embed themselves in DNA or alter it, as they work outside of the cell and do not interact with the nucleus or DNA.
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