Let’s talk about the #COVID19 vaccine. Below some articles and comments on the vaccine and its relationship with #Genomics
The #RNA vaccine from @pfizer & @BioNTech_Group is approved in Canada in record time. Thanks Health Canada for moving so fast! @CDNMinHealth https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vaccine-rollout-plan-phac-1.5833912
Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine | CBC News

The federal government has given the green light to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, a key step toward launching Canada's biggest inoculation program in history.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vaccine-rollout-plan-phac-1.5833912
How do #mRNA vaccines work?
Have a look at this great overview of the mode of action written by @carlzimmer & @13pt via @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine.html
How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works

Two shots can prime the immune system to fight the coronavirus.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine.html
The newly approved #mRNA vaccine is one of the fastest developed ever, but it was 30 years in the making!
The story starts w/ two immigrants, Turkish-born scientists, in a small German town. Article by @bopanc via @WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-couples-quest-to-cure-cancer-led-to-the-wests-first-covid-19-vaccine-11606905001
How a Couple’s Quest to Cure Cancer Led to the West’s First Covid-19 Vaccine

The founders of BioNTech, the husband-wife team of Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, are behind the company’s successful launch of the first Covid-19 vaccine to be authorized in the West.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-couples-quest-to-cure-cancer-led-to-the-wests-first-covid-19-vaccine-11606905001
Vaccine development typically takes years, even decades. The progress of the last 11 with the #mRNA vaccine shifts the paradigm for what’s possible! Via @washingtonpost
#covid19 #genomics #vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/06/covid-vaccine-messenger-rna/
A gamble pays off in ‘spectacular success’: How the leading coronavirus vaccines made it to the...

The astonishing, 11-month sprint harnessed new technology that will pave the way for other breakthrough medical tools.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/06/covid-vaccine-messenger-rna/
Since 1961, scientists had known about messenger RNA the genetic material that takes the instructions inscribed in DNA and deliver those to the protein-making parts of the cell
Now in 2020, this #mRNA is opening doors for a whole new #COVID19Vaccine
And here is an easy read by Caroline Delbert ( @aetataureate) on "Everything You Need to Know About #mRNA, the #COVID19 -19 Vaccine's Secret Weapon" https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a34787908/what-is-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna/?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Everything You Need to Know About mRNA, the COVID-19 Vaccine's Secret Weapon

Pfizer and Moderna both use this tech in their breakthrough vaccines. But how does it work? And is there a catch?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a34787908/what-is-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna/?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
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