The Novelty of mRNA Viral Vaccines and Potential Harms: A Scoping Review

Matthew T.J. Halma (), Jessica Rose and Theresa Lawrie
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Matthew T.J. Halma: EBMC Squared CIC, 11 Laura Place, Bath BA2 4BL, UK
Jessica Rose: Independent Researcher
Theresa Lawrie: EBMC Squared CIC, 11 Laura Place, Bath BA2 4BL, UK

J, 2023, vol. 6, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Pharmacovigilance databases are showing evidence of injury in the context of the modified COVID-19 mRNA products. According to recent publications, adverse event reports linked to the mRNA COVID-19 injections largely point to the spike protein as an aetiological agent of adverse events, but we propose that the platform itself may be culpable. To assess the safety of current and future mRNA vaccines, further analysis is needed on the risks due to the platform itself, and not specifically the expressed antigen. If harm can be exclusively and conclusively attributed to the spike protein, then it is possible that future mRNA vaccines expressing other antigens will be safe. If harms are attributable to the platform itself, then regardless of the toxicity, or lack thereof, of the antigen to be expressed, the platform may be inherently unsafe, pending modification. In this work, we examine previous studies of RNA-based delivery by a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and break down the possible aetiological elements of harm.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination; mRNA vaccines; clinical trials; safety assessment; novel technologies; spike protein (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 I12 I13 I14 I18 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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