
Which vaccine platform uses lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA instructions that host cells translate into antigen proteins?
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Get StartedWhich vaccine platform uses lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA instructions that host cells translate into antigen proteins?
Options:
- Live attenuated vaccine
- Inactivated (killed) vaccine
- mRNA vaccine
- Viral vector vaccine
Correct answer: mRNA vaccine
Explanation: mRNA vaccines use lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA encoding an antigen into host cells; the Pfizer‑BioNTech COVID‑19 vaccine used this platform and received EUA in 2020.
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