Rhonda Patrick· PhD
For the mRNA vaccines, all you need is the sequence. That's all you need to make it. And it's so easy to make in mass, mass, mass quantities versus having to actually grow vaccine in some kind of animal cell type.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
For the mRNA vaccines, all you need is the sequence. That's all you need to make it. And it's so easy to make in mass, mass, mass quantities versus having to actually grow vaccine in some kind of animal cell type.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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