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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by jcims on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:23AM (#25580779)
Thank you. I knew this at some level but this (amazing) animation of HIV got me on a track of thinking that the viruses have a mechanism for exiting the cell without destroying it:

https://vimeo.com/260291607

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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by sampo on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:29AM (#25581474)
Like the Wikipedia article says, most viruses make the cell burst. Some, like HIV, have less destructive methods. I could not find how SARS-CoV-2 does it.
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