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Unfortunately not, I'm aware of how the mrna vaccines work. The issue with dengue in particular is a bit of a special case. Infection with a single serotype we
by esyir 5y ago
Unfortunately not, I'm aware of how the mrna vaccines work.
The issue with dengue in particular is a bit of a special case. Infection with a single serotype weakens the body against infection with other serotypes. Now. This poses a challenge to vaccination, as you need to find a way to get all four.
Currently, we have dengvaxia, which does do that. However, an interesting effect is that the vaccination is only useful if you already have a history of dengue. If you're dengue naive, the vaxx increases the risk of severe disease instead.
- sjmm1989 5y ago> However, an interesting effect is that the vaccination is only useful if you already have a history of dengue. If you're dengue naive, the vaxx increases the risk of severe disease instead. I was concerned about this potentially being a thing with Covid at one point. Thankfully not the case, but yeah...