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sampl3usernamelast Friday at 7:57 PM1 replyview on HN

I thought lipid nanoparticles were less prone to generate a immune reaction.


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justseeyesterday at 6:07 AM

Lipid nanoparticle toxicity has long been an industry concern.

In a profile of Moderna back in 2016, Katalin Karikó (instrumental in the development of mRNA vaccines) mentioned this issue:

“I would say that mRNA is better suited for diseases where treatment for short duration is sufficiently curative, so the toxicities caused by delivery materials are less likely to occur” [1]

[1] https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/13/moderna-therapeutics-bio...