Genetically engineering vaccines to fight COVID19 – the mRNA vaccine
With the prospect of either Moderna or Pfizer bringing their mRNA vaccine to market, I’ve had clients question me on what is this technology? There are three genetically engineered vaccine technologies trying to come to market. They are the DNA vaccines, the mRNA vaccine, and the adenoviral vector vaccines. I highlight some of the issues that have happened with the flu vaccine which would encourage us to find a genetically engineered solution because the other option would be an injection of some part of the coronavirus.
