Seasonal influenza causes substantial illness and death in adults 50 years of age or older, even with current vaccines. An investigational messenger RNA (mRNA)–based vaccine called mRNA-1010 encodes ...

What is an RNA vaccine? RNA vaccines, or messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, are a relatively new type of vaccine that delivers mRNA molecules to human cells, instructing them to produce specific antigens.

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Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) vaccines gained global recognition during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, proving their value through rapid development, high efficacy, and broad ...