But to be fair, even Moderna recognizes that the FDA considers mRNA to be a gene therapy.
voicereason wrote: “But to be fair, even Moderna recognizes that the FDA considers mRNA to be a gene therapy.”
No. Neither FDA or Moderna considers mRNA as gene therapy.
Chance That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Gene Therapy? ‘Zero’
“The mRNA chains from the vaccines only last for a couple of days before they break down and the pieces are swept away by the body’s normal waste disposal system. Messenger RNA is genetic material, so in that sense, the vaccines are genetically based therapy. But the FDA classifies them as vaccines, not gene therapy.”
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210719/covid-19-vaccines-not-gene-therapy
And this from Moderna:
“How does mRNA differ from gene therapy?”
“Helping the body make its own medicine using mRNA sounds like it might be similar to gene therapy or gene editing. While these treatment approaches seek to treat disease through genetic information, they take fundamentally different approaches. Gene therapy and gene editing alter the original genetic information each cell carries. The goal is to produce a permanent fix to the underlying genetic problem by changing the defective gene. Moderna is taking a different approach to address the underlying cause of MMA and other diseases. mRNA transfers the instructions stored in DNA to make the proteins required in every living cell. Our approach aims to help the body make its own missing or defective protein. Unlike gene editing and gene therapy, mRNA technology does not change the genetic information of the cell, and is intended to be short-acting. It acts like traditional drugs that can be adjusted over time based on the dose and frequency needed. In simple terms, we are working to provide physicians and patients with a “controllable” way to start and manage their therapy over time.”
https://www.modernatx.com/about-mrna