Covid-19 led to a new era of vaccines that could transform medicine

The covid-19 pandemic saw the advent of a revolutionary technology: the first vaccines to be approved that contain messenger RNA (mRNA). The approach helped scientists create vaccines based on this genetic material in less than a year, turning the tide of the pandemic and shattering the previous four-year record set by the mumps vaccine.

Not only have these new vaccines saved millions of lives, they have also confirmed the potential of mRNA to transform treatments. Today, hundreds of trials for mRNA-based therapies are under way. “This is a technology that’s…