Today, the Romanian government offers a series of explanations regarding the vaccines against the Coronavirus that are based on RNA technology, and details the differences compared to DNA, and why there should be no confusion between the two types of macromolecules in the human body.
"RNA and DNA are indispensable macromolecules for all forms of life known to date, along with proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Human DNA is located in the cell nucleus. Messenger RNA is found in the cell's cytoplasm—outside the nucleus—and has a much more specific role, such as transmitting information about protein synthesis in the cell. Since messenger RNA does not enter the cell nucleus, it cannot influence the cell's own DNA. Vaccines using messenger RNA technology use a sequence of messenger RNA, which, once introduced into cells, transmits the message to synthesize the Spike protein, the surface protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The amount of messenger RNA per vaccine dose is standardized, which will ensure the production of a predefined level of Spike protein.
The human body's identification of this protein as foreign triggers an immune response that is responsible for building immunity against COVID-19. Basically, the messenger RNA is the "manual" after which human cells learn to produce the Spike protein, so that the body can build the necessary mechanisms to be able to defend itself against COVID-19 if it comes into contact with the SARS-CoV2 virus."
