Allergic reactions came up again. Moderna provided some important context. The company has 12 other mRNA vaccine trials (for other viruses), totaling 17,000 participants. Among these trials, there was only 1 person with a severe allergic reaction (she had a soy allergy). BUT this allergic reaction was 2 months after vaccination, so not related to the vaccine. This is important to know because all of Moderna's trials use the same fat bubble (the thing that causes side effects). Moderna's fat bubble (I’ve posted about this before) is different than Pfizer's fat bubble; Moderna’s is more stable (hence why it doesn’t have to be refrigerated at such drastic temperatures compared to Pfizer). Because of that, we should not (and cannot) pool severe reactions, like allergies, from the two trials. We have to treat them separately, even though they are using the same biotechnology concept.
Moderna second half report…
Moderna second half report…
Moderna second half report…
Allergic reactions came up again. Moderna provided some important context. The company has 12 other mRNA vaccine trials (for other viruses), totaling 17,000 participants. Among these trials, there was only 1 person with a severe allergic reaction (she had a soy allergy). BUT this allergic reaction was 2 months after vaccination, so not related to the vaccine. This is important to know because all of Moderna's trials use the same fat bubble (the thing that causes side effects). Moderna's fat bubble (I’ve posted about this before) is different than Pfizer's fat bubble; Moderna’s is more stable (hence why it doesn’t have to be refrigerated at such drastic temperatures compared to Pfizer). Because of that, we should not (and cannot) pool severe reactions, like allergies, from the two trials. We have to treat them separately, even though they are using the same biotechnology concept.