CRISPR has nothing to do with the mRNA technology used to create the Covid vaccines.
The plasmids that encode the modified spike protein mRNA were created using traditional gene engineering techniques that date back to the 1970s or earlier.
CRISPR has been touted as a game-changer when, in reality, it’s just another tool in our genetic-engineering toolbox.
Of course the Covid-19 vaccines are vaccines. The purpose of a vaccine is to show your immune system what a specific foreign protein (i.e. antigen) looks like so that the immune system can develop an antigen-specific T-cell, B-cell, and antibody response. Those T-cells, B-cells, and antibodies then circulate throughout your body looking for that antigen. When they see it, they immediately move to disable and destroy it.
In the specific case of Covid-19, the immune response induced by the vaccine specifically targets the spike protein. So when you are exposed to Covid viruses that are covered with spike protein, those T-cells, B-cells, and antibodies immediately go to work. If your immune response is good enough, they’ll destroy all of the invading virus particles without you ever knowing you were exposed. With a weaker immune response, you might still get sick but you have a head start in combating the disease before it can damage you. Your chance of long-term health impairments or death from Covid is significantly reduced if you have pre-trained your immune system with a vaccine.
“CRISPR has nothing to do with the mRNA technology used to create the Covid vaccines.”
ERK!!! WRONG!!! Try again!
https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/nucleic-acids/fulltext/S2162-2531(22)00044-0
The money quote:
“In summary, our work establishes mRNA-mediated delivery of CRISPR/Cas9-based tools”
Also and from pro-vax NPR:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/974751834
“The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines are the first vaccines to be activated by mRNA. These vaccines build on the breakthroughs of the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR.”
At best mRNA from anticovid injection is based on manipulating host mRNA traffic from the gene to protein synthesis. A major byproduct is antigenically active (and slightly altered) spike protein.
The story presented is A very simple description. As if only the reported events occur. The interaction between the transposon, and retrotransposon system are overlooked. The degradation of the mRNA could possibly yield microRNA or picoRNA snippets which can be active controllers of DNA activity.
Why any ethical drug developer would think it is good idea to try manipulation ofgenetic machinery in order to create an antigenic, host derived spike protein is beyond me. All they had to do was kill the virus and use that material as an “old school” vaccine. Or synthesis nucleocapsid and spike protein using recombinant technology in vitro. Why mess with genetic machinery? Opens a Pandora box of complications.