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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: COVID-19 Miniseries Episode 56: Mayo Clinic Q&A - How Messenger RNA Vaccines Work
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in December, 2020.
To claim credit visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/covid19podcast
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
The first COVID-19 vaccines to reach the market are likely to be messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mRNA vaccines work by teaching cells in the body how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. Unlike many vaccines that use a weakened or inac...