That's actually more accurate than calling it a vaccine but also not entirely accurate. Gene therapy means you are purposefully editing the genome. This does not do that. There are some valid theories that it might inadvertently edit the DNA, but that is not the purpose and it has not been proven to do that. It is mRNA injection. I wish people would just call it that instead of trying to scare people with the term "gene therapy". It's really not a therapy, as it does not try to correct any kind of ailment.
That's actually more accurate than calling it a vaccine but also not entirely accurate. Gene therapy means you are purposefully editing the genome. This does not do that. There are some valid theories that it might inadvertently edit the DNA, but that is not the purpose and it has not been proven to do that. It is mRNA injection. I wish people would just call it that instead of trying to scare people with the term "gene therapy". It's really not a therapy, as it does not try to correct any kind of ailment.
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