mRNA vaccines and Covid-19 - ETLV STL

Why is the coronavirus called so ?

• it's a cubic virus

• it's a circular RNA virus

• it's a virus surrounded by circular enveloppes

• it is a virus that targets the heart

The coronavirus contains a genome made of...

• DNA

• RNA

• proteins

• lipoproteins

What does the letter M stand for in "mRNA" ?

• Micro RNA

• Membrane RNA

• Messenger RNA

• Measles RNA

Can you draw RNA ?

The mRNA vaccine is composed of...

• lipids

• acid nucleic RNA

• glucids

• protein S

What does the vaccine teach to your cellss?

• it teaches you to build antibodies

• it teaches you to build spike protein

• it teaches you to build DNA

• it teaches you to develop the virus

Answer explanation

mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response to #COVID19 inside our bodies. The immune response makes antibodies that protect us from getting infected if the real virus enters our bodies.

Does the vaccine give the virus ?

• Yes

• No

How long do mRNA and spike proteins last in the body?

• two months

• four months

• up to a few weeks

• one year

Can the Covid-19 vaccines change your DNA?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

No. COVID-19 vaccines cannot change your DNA. 

DNA is stored in the nucleus of your cells. mRNA vaccines do their work outside of the nucleus (in a space called the cytoplasm) and have not been observed to interact with the nucleus. The cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA soon after it's finished using the instructions.

What symptoms can you develop once you get vaccinated ? (several answers possible)

• headache

• stomach ache

• blindness

• muscle pains