mRNA vaccines have to potential to end the COVID19 pandemic. How do they work? Are they safe? And how could they've been developed so quickly? The main idea of mRNA vaccines is to trick our bodies to produce part of a virus. This kickstarts our immune response, without getting us sick. All that's needed is a part of the virus's DNA or RNA, packaged into mRNA. Cool! (mRNA is the technology behind the vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna & CureVac) 💡 Follow-up video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfZjK2eIDFM I answer 10 of your mostly asked questions (and address some misconceptions). 📚 Sources used to make this video: https://savjee.be/videos/simply-explained/mrna-vaccines/ ☝️ This page also contains answers for frequently asked questions. 💌 Sign up for Simply Explained Newsletter: https://newsletter.simplyexplained.com/ Monthly newsletter with cool stuff I found on the internet (related to science, technology, biology, and other nerdy things)! No spam. Ever. Promise! 📢 Help translate this video into other languages: https://amara.org/en/videos/5xxdHBPpQHsH/info/how-mrna-vaccines-work-simply-explained/ 🌍 Follow me Twitter: https://twitter.com/Savjee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplyexplained_com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplyexplained_com Website: https://simplyexplained.com/ ❤️ Become a Simply Explained member: null #mrna #vaccine #covid19 #simplyexplained