What are mRNA vaccines, and how do they work?

What are mRNA vaccines, and how do they work?

Source: Live Science

mRNA vaccines train the immune system in a similar way to traditional vaccines, but they use a different strategy to get there.

mRNA vaccines teach the immune system to target specific proteins, often proteins found on a pathogen, like a virus. To do this, they use instructions carried in a genetic molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA).
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