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by happyconcepts 1913 days ago
All the mRNA you speak of .... is wrapped in fat that is really, really small.

Would you not be more worried about all that lipid nanoparticle in your body?

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No, I'm more concerned about the randomness of those degraded mRNA strands somehow degrading into instructions that cause harm. We know for a fact that prions exist that cause denaturing of nerve cells and brain cells. They are basically proteins that are misfolded that somehow cause a chain reaction of misfolding other proteins. Is there the possibility that just randomly the degraded mRNA will produce the wrong protein strands and cause people to experience the equivalent of Mad Cow Disease? It certainly sounds like it's possible, but I'm not sure if it's probable. But with them being so tight lipped about it besides pooh-poohing the idea, it really doesn't bring me much confidence.
Just trying to help you. Degraded rna is not translated.

"They" are so even more "tight lipped" about the nanoparticle wrappers that you do not even question it.

Your body is designed to encounter viral RNA.

How is your body designed to deal with a boatload of nano-sized lipids?