Born in 1890, my great-grandfather had great-uncles who fought in the Civil War. He saw the invention of the automobile, the airplane, two world wars, and saw the Apollo 11 moon landing a month before he died.

I was born in the 80s, I have been trying to take stock of how much life has changed since then. Cable television? Satellite television? Cell phones to smartphones? The internet? Life hasn’t seemed to have made much progress. When we get down to it life isn’t radically different now than it was in 80s. Just hoping there is more that I’m simply not noticing

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        Are you familiar with the differences between traditional vaccines and mRNA vaccines in terms of production?

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          If the innovation is the airplane then it doesn’t matter if it’s an old timey biplane or or a next generation stealth fighter

          If the the innovation is the vaccine then it doesn’t matter if it’s a smallpox vaccine or an mRNA vaccine

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            But that’s an arbitrary distinction. You could also argue, “what’s the difference between a vaccine and medicine?” Or “what’s the difference between medicine and physical medical treatment?” mRNA vaccines involve more innovation and impact than bloodletting via leeches.

            But I won’t respond to that line of thought anymore because you didn’t answer my question.

            You can choose to answer my question or just not reply. Do you know what the differences are between traditional vaccines and mRNA vaccines?

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              I kinda thought using the first vaccine and the most current vaccine in my explanation would infer that I am aware of the difference

              The question is meant to be more conceptually overarching and abstract