Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:@luckytran@med-mastodon.com
mRNA vaccines can be modified and produced cheaply and quickly. This doesn't only help us respond to pandemics better, it enables researchers to rapidly test different treatment strategies for many diseases such as cancer. Cutting mRNA funding slows all of health research and makes us all sicker.
Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:@luckytran@med-mastodon.com
It's been difficult to develop a HIV vaccine & treatments for many cancers as they're so effective at evading & attacking immune systems. mRNA-based therapies offer real hope as they allow scientists to test new strategies much more quickly. The faster we do research, the faster we find treatments.