Tagged: Pfizer

How Does MRNA Work?

The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are different than traditional vaccines that have been used in the past. These vaccines use Messenger RNA (mRNA) to deliver instructions to the immune cells in your arm. Once delivered, your immune cells make a protein piece. Your body then recognizes that a protein...

EMS Providers May Need an Annual COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be needed annually. According to Pfizer’s Chief Executive Albert Bourla an annual COVID-19 vaccine will be needed indefinitely. Bourla stated, “It is likely that people who receive COVID-19 vaccines will need booster shots within a year afterward, and then annual vaccinations, to maintain protection against...