How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly
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Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne |
TED-Ed
• August 2021
In the 20th century, most vaccines took over a decade to research, test, and produce. But the vaccines for COVID-19 were cleared for emergency use in less than 11 months. The secret behind this speed is a medical technology that's been developing for decades: the mRNA vaccine. So how do these revolutionary vaccines work? Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne dig into the science of mRNA technology. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Nikola Radivojevic].