On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 6:57:42 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 7:53 PM Lawrence Crowell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *>My understanding is this uses mRNA that codes for spike proteins. The m >> stands for messenger, where this is read by ribosomes in translation of >> genetic information into polypeptides. It appears this makes its way into >> our ribosomes and starts generating these virion proteins that our immune >> system will then respond to.* > > > The one problem with vaccines like that is that naked mRNA Is pretty > fragile so it must be kept at dry ice temperatures until just before it is > actually injected, and that greatly complicates any plan for large scale > distribution. The fact that it requires two shots 21 days apart makes it > even more complicated. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is more > conventional, it uses a harmless virus as a vector to get the genetic > material into cells and so it doesn't need such extreme refrigeration, but > nobody knows yet if it's as effective as the Pfizer vaccine. > > John K Clark > I read about just that point. This requires low temperature facilities, where there are places they are not available. LC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/1d8479e3-b3ac-4124-9f7e-d4f77bb55022n%40googlegroups.com.
