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How Does a COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Work?

How Does a COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Work?

Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines. This video will show you what an mRNA vaccine is and how it works.

 

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Date Last Reviewed: 01/01/2021

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