mRNA Vaccines Are New Technology That Could Change the Way We Fight Diseases
Publisher |
iHeartPodcasts
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Publication Date |
Nov 30, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:07:02

The two leading vaccine candidates are using technology that has never been approved in a commercial vaccine before. They both use messenger RNA to direct human cells to manufacture the spike protein found on the coronavirus. While this technology has been in development for two decades, the latest vaccines prove the science is sound and could change the way future vaccines are made. Karen Weintraub, health reporter at USA Today, joins us for how these mRNA vaccines work and why they do so well.

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