Explaining The Science Behind An mRNA Vaccine For COVID-19

Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 5:43 p.m.

Scientists have dreamed about the possibilities of custom-made messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA technology is now driving the latest vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. How do mRNA vaccines work? And we'll go back to high school biology to remind you what mRNA is, and what it does.

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