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Coronapod: The rise of RNA vaccines

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Vaccines Are Not a 100 % Rose, Right?

Rna is an inherently unstable molecule, and so the challenge is getting away to deliverd into the cells in a way that it stays intact. The key really was finding these essentially little fat bubbles that could serve as that delivery vehicle. And clearly it's worked, because we do have two efficacious vaccines that are being rolled out. But it's not a hundred % rose, right? I think we need to be there that these vaccines are not without their issues. They're fairly reactogenic, is the term that's used. It's the side effects that you get when you get the shot in the arm.

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