I think, Bill, the main motivation behind the confusing and often disturbing reports is — “If it Bleeds, it Leads”.
The more I look for info on mRNA vaccines, the more I find. I could show you hundreds of completed studies when people studied and used these vaccines, starting in the 1990’s, for use against Influenza, HIV, Rabies - and many cancers. It can also be used as an anti-cancer vaccine. Since cancers move a lot slower than most infections, it can be used for treatment. Ditto for “slow” viruses, like HIV or chronic Hepatitis C.
Here’s a summary of a decent review, published in January 2018.
mRNA vaccines represent a promising alternative to conventional vaccine approaches because of their high potency, capacity for rapid development and potential for low-cost manufacture and safe administration. However, their application has until recently been restricted by the instability and inefficient in vivodelivery of mRNA. Recent technological advances have now largely overcome these issues, and multiple mRNA vaccine platforms against infectious diseases and several types of cancer have demonstrated encouraging results in both animal models and humans. This Review provides a detailed overview of mRNA vaccines and considers future directions and challenges in advancing this promising vaccine platform to widespread therapeutic use.
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