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I don’t really see where and how this is more promising than mRNA. My (very cursory) understanding was also that mRNA based vaccines can go far beyond just COVI

I don’t really see where and how this is more promising than mRNA. My (very cursory) understanding was also that mRNA based vaccines can go far beyond just COVID and into all manner of promising options such as curing some of the viruses that cause the common cold entirely.

thenerdhead 1y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=thenerdhead#44805721 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=thenerdhead#44805721
WillPostForFood 1y ago
curing some of the viruses that cause the common cold entirely. This was this kind of crazy hype from back in 2021/2022 that has helped fuel the backlash against MRNA vaccines. There has been nothing happening on the common cold virus with MRNA vaccines. In retrospect, it seems like CEOs pumping the stock price with wild promises.
- thenerdhead 1y ago
  > There has been nothing happening on the common cold virus with MRNA vaccines. In retrospect, it seems like CEOs pumping the stock price with wild promises. So not true. There are numerous candidates for pan-flu and pan-coronavirus vaccines. mRNA and other vehicles. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trial-mrna-universal-influenza-vaccine-candidate-begins https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trial...
- worik 1y ago
  > CEOs pumping the stock price with wild promises. There is a big problem
OCASMv2 1y ago
So long as they don't have a targeting mechanism and can turn any of your tissues into antigen factories they can't be deemed safe for use. Just like carbon nanotubes were all the rage until it was discovered they are as toxic as asbestos.