Coronaviruses use spike proteins to gain entry into cells to infect them, and these proteins are the main target of antibodies.

https://www.facebook.com/eagleradio/posts/10157255823897181

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The university said unlike many traditional vaccines which are based on a weakened or modified form of the virus, this one uses synthetic strands of genetic code (called self-amplifying RNA, or saRNA), based on the SARS CoV-2 virus's genetic material.

Once injected into the muscle, the RNA self-amplifies and instructs the body's own cells to make copies of the spiky protein (S-glycoprotein) found on the outside of the virus.

Coronaviruses use spike proteins to gain entry into cells to infect them, and these proteins are the main target of antibodies.

Using this novel vaccine type should elicit an immune response to the S protein so the body can easily recognise it and defend itself against Covid-19 in case of future infection.

[I lean antivax but I'd rather this one than one derived from chimpanzee or gorilla feces. Honestly, I haven't the faintest, just trying to keep up.]

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