Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine | Science | AAAS
▻https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/moderna-s-mrna-flu-vaccine
Here’s a reminder that mRNA isn’t magic - and a reminder that we all were very, very fortunate that the technology worked as well as it has during the pandemic. Moderna released results for their flu vaccine program, because they (and others) are trying to work up a combination coronavirus/influenza vaccine. And the data are. . .OK. Not particularly better than the other influenza vaccines that are available, and perhaps actually a bit inferior.
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[…] don’t assume that it’s a technology that will sweep everything else away, either - that’s the lesson from these data. Immunology is still immunology; we have no keys yet that will unlock all those doors.