Receptor
Virus
1
Vaccine shot carries a specific stretch of messenger RNA that contains instructions on how to build the receptor on the virus's surface
Floating receptor
proteins
mRNA
Cell
2
In theory, if this synthetic mRNA is injected into a person, it should enter their cells and programme them to build proteins that look like the virus's receptor surface
Immune system
3
These floating receptors would then trigger the immune system without causing illness.
If a vaccinated person comes into contact with the disease itself, their immune system will be able to fight it
mRNA
Cell
Floating receptor proteins
Immune system
Receptor
Virus
1
Vaccine shot carries a specific stretch of messenger RNA that contains instructions on how to build the receptor on the virus's surface
2
In theory, if this synthetic mRNA is injected into a person, it should enter their cells and programme them to build proteins that look like the virus's receptor surface
3
These floating receptors would then trigger the immune system without causing illness.
If a vaccinated person comes into contact with the disease itself, their immune system will be able to fight it