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Re:Nobel Price in Medicine goes to development of mRNA vaccines by fanf2 on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:48AM (#37738058)
Isn’t the non-specificity a good thing for a disease like COVID that attacks the whole body?
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Re:Nobel Price in Medicine goes to development of mRNA vaccines by ralusek on Monday October 02, 2023 @12:09PM (#37740070)
No, the immune response would be systemic no matter where the antigen manifests. You don't want the antigen being produced everywhere.
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Re:Nobel Price in Medicine goes to development of mRNA vaccines by huytersd on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @08:54AM (#37751207)
I may be wrong here but aren’t the eyes separated from the body’s general immune system?
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