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# Pre-Lab Project 6
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A key concept from the video "mRNA Vaccines" is how mRNA style vaccines differ from traditional vaccines. While traditional vaccines can take years to develop, mRNA vaccines are quick to develop.
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Traditional vaccines inject a weakened version of the actual virus, while mRNA vaccines only inject messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA makes the body produce a small part of the virus instead of the whole virus. This way, the immune system can learn about the specific antigen and create corresponding antibodies.
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Since traditional vaccines inject actual viruses or virus fragments, a full immune response can be triggered, causing an array of side effects. With mRNA vaccines, on the other hand, side-effects are minimized.
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My question is why do the mRNA induced antigens not cause an immune response with side-effects?
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