The “no vaccination” crowd is annoying, but those among them who know what RNAi is might give you a “neener neener” about that.
This isn’t a “vaccine” per se, at least as far as I understand it given the mention of RNAi technology utilized. It could be better likened to an “anti viral medication”, or an “antibiotic” (to put it in very common parlance, but of course antibiotics don’t inhibit viral growth) as it appears to inhibit the construction of the IAVP virus in the cell, probably by interfering with the construction of its protein coat.
IOW this treatment doesn’t render the bees “immune” to the virus (as a “vaccine” would), it only prevents its continual reproduction in the host organism.
Well, I was under the impression that a vaccination “helped” your own immune system to recognize and fight off the culprit — and it seems that this (with the bees) helps recognize and fight off the culprit... am I wrong?
Anyway..., I’m not making a big deal about it... it just seemed like the perfect “sound-bite” to give under the circumstances... LOL...