By “gene therapy” I think they mean mRNA vaccine, of which these Covid vaccines are the first. Normally a vaccine contains the entire bacteria or virus, albeit modified or attenuated so as not to infect the patient. Then antibodies form to that injected vaccine, and the person is protected should the disease organism enter. The antibodies glom onto the bug, take it to a Macrophage cell, which gobbles up the whole mess. THIS vaccine injects a “spike protein” portion of the virus, which is a bit of Messenger RNA, which then enters YOUR cells, and takes over reproduction of cells, instead making little virus particles that are supposed to then be released, and trigger an antibody response.
This DNA-altering vaccine is not for me. Nobody has explained why this vaccine was produced in this fashion, rather than the traditional way. There may be a good reason, but I haven’t seen the explanation
“This DNA-altering vaccine is not for me.”
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You need to study this more. I can’t take you through Celular Biology 101.
“DNA-altering vaccine”, like “gene therapy shots” are just more meaningless boogeyman words meant to scare the gullible and the ignorant.
mRNA isn’t the same as DNA, and it cannot combine with our DNA to change our genetic code. It is also relatively fragile, and will only hang around inside a cell for about 72 hours, before being degraded.
mRNA vaccines are based on the same ancient premise going on in our cells now and since the dawn of RNA: -- delivering mRNA into our cells, which they will use to manufacture a viral protein.
For instance, when we are infected with a virus - including relatively harmless viruses like those that cause the common cold - these invaders inject their genetic material into our cells, resulting in pieces of mRNA encoding viral proteins for the common cold being sent to our protein-making machinery.
The mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 work the same way as the common cold virus.
The mRNA Covid 19 vaccines provide instructions for making the same viral Covid-19 protein --- the coronavirus ‘spike’ protein used by the virus to gain entry to our cells.
Studies indicated that it was highly immunogenic, meaning if our immune cells encounter this protein, they will mount a strong response --- which should protect recipients against future COVID-19 disease. Once our cells have manufactured the viral protein, it is displayed on their surfaces where passing immune cells can spot it and respond.
Once inside the cell, the mRNA comes into contact with protein making-machinery located in the jelly-like cytoplasm filling the cell. It does not enter the nucleus, which is where our chromosomes (DNA) are stored.
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/will-mrna-vaccine-alter-my-dna