Spike Protein Overproduction From mRNA Vaccine Can Happen But It’s Rare

It’s false to assume that mRNA and protein levels are strongly correlated.

3D print of one of the trimeric spikes of SARS-CoV-2. NIAID. CC BY 2.0

A new generation of genetic-based vaccines has been deployed against the Covid-19 pandemic, which is designed to deliver spike protein-encoding mRNA or DNA genetic code into our cells.