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Uh... yes it does? Both present an single inactive/non-dangerous molecule to the body against which it can develop an immune response using its own toolkit. T
by newacct583 6y ago
Uh... yes it does? Both present an single inactive/non-dangerous molecule to the body against which it can develop an immune response using its own toolkit. Tetanus toxoid is synthesized externally where the covid spike protein is done by the body via introduced mRNA, but the immune system is doing the same job.
- tenanuswhut 6y agoSo they're the same if you overlook the tiny detail of where the antigen is manufactured, either via a totally novel method in the body via instructions encoded in mRNA versus synthetically in a lab somewhere. Yeah totally exactly the same 9.9
- newacct583 6y agoSigh. The question was about why it should or shouldn't be surprising that a vaccine generates a stronger immune response than a real infection. And tetanus was cited as an example. And it was dismissed as being unrelated. And that was WRONG, because the immune mechanism is basically the same and the only difference is where the antigen comes from. To wit: tetanus and covid vaccines both generate stronger immune responses than the virus they are designed to fight, and for very similar reasons. Do you actually disagree with that statement?