Re:Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine works better than thought
by throwaway29812 on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @06:35PM
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All of this is completely based on the individual case.
Re:Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine works better than thought
by dralley on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @08:14PM
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If the Rabies virus, or cancer, "beats" the vaccine on a significant scale, then it matters little what it is called because you will probably be dead in short order.
Re:Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine works better than thought
by throwup238 on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @08:45PM
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Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is different because it's made up of several components: human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and the vaccine. The vaccine takes a while to work so HRIG is the first line of defense that prevents the virus from entering the nervous system until the immune system is able to fight the virus.
Re:Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine works better than thought
by mcmoor on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @11:02PM
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From what I've heard it's still usually "preventative" because we can't confirm that the rabies infection will successfully infect until it's too late. So we vaccine anyone with (very) likely case.
On the scope of the entire human body, the virus usually enters first, before the vaccine is used.
However on the scope of individual tissues and cells, the vaccine is often the first on the scene, prepping your cells before the (sneaky, slow) virus makes its main attack.