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March 13, 2021 02:59 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/13/22328273/research-funding-mrna-testing-long-covid-antivirus
Some research has gotten a huge boost during the pandemic
Billions of dollars have been spent fighting the pandemic, with a huge proportion of that money going towards vaccine development. Other areas of research have also gotten a big boost during the pandemic — and the results could make a huge difference to public health in the future.
Here are some of the big winners in the pandemic-inspired funding race.
mRNA Vaccines — The astounding success of both the Pfizer / BioNtech and Moderna vaccines has set the stage for the development of other highly-customizable vaccines in the future. The beauty of the vaccines is that they are basically blueprints — they use a genetic code to tell the body to build tiny molecular targets. The body’s immune system then goes to town on target practice and...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/13/22328273/research-funding-mrna-testing-long-covid-antivirus
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