All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August What do I need to know about the Moderna vaccine? What do I need to know about the Moderna vaccine? 10/08/2021 | 4 MINS This article by Dr Archa Fox from LIT's School of Molecular Sciences, and Thomas Preiss from Australian National University, was originally published in The Conversation. AustraliaΓÇÖs medical regulator has provisionally approved another COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, for use in Australia. One million doses of Moderna are due in the second half of September and three million doses a month will begin to arrive from October. Like Pfizer, Moderna is an mRNA vaccine. So how does it work, and what are the similarities and differences with Pfizer? Remind me, how do mRNA vaccines work? mRNA is a temporary genetic instruction that tells our cells to make a particular protein. It consists of a central portion with the genetic code for the protein and shorter portions either side that are important for the ΓÇ£readabilityΓÇ¥ of the code. The mRNA is wrapped in an oily coat that helps it enter our cells. The mRNA gets broken down q
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10/08/2021 | 4 MINS This article by Dr Archa Fox from LIT's School of Molecular Sciences, and Thomas Preiss from Australian National University, was originally published in The Conversation.
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AustraliaΓÇÖs medical regulator has provisionally approved another COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, for use in Australia.
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One million doses of Moderna are due in the second half of September and three million doses a month will begin to arrive from October.
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So how does it work, and what are the similarities and differences with Pfizer?
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mRNA is a temporary genetic instruction that tells our cells to make a particular protein.
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