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| | Pfizer also complains that Moderna was violating its pledge in 2020 that it refrain from enforcing any of its [[COVID vaccine]] patents while the pandemic continued. | | Pfizer also complains that Moderna was violating its pledge in 2020 that it refrain from enforcing any of its [[COVID vaccine]] patents while the pandemic continued. |
| | == Moderna's Allegations == | | == Moderna's Allegations == |
| − | <blockquote>Long before COVID-19 first emerged, Moderna recognized that mRNA had the | + | <blockquote>Long before COVID-19 first emerged, Moderna recognized that mRNA had the potential to revolutionize the field of medicine. mRNA is a molecule that instructs cells to make |
| − | potential to revolutionize the field of medicine. mRNA is a molecule that instructs cells to make | |
| | particular proteins. Unlike traditional vaccines and therapeutics, mRNA medicines harness the | | particular proteins. Unlike traditional vaccines and therapeutics, mRNA medicines harness the |
| | body’s own cellular machinery to make proteins themselves that can treat or prevent disease. | | body’s own cellular machinery to make proteins themselves that can treat or prevent disease. |
| | mRNA medicines use a specific nucleotide sequence to encode instructions to make the exact | | mRNA medicines use a specific nucleotide sequence to encode instructions to make the exact |
| | protein needed for a particular disease. This makes mRNA medicines a powerful tool that can be | | protein needed for a particular disease. This makes mRNA medicines a powerful tool that can be |
| − | programmed to target specific diseases. However, before Moderna began its research, nobody had | + | programmed to target specific diseases. However, before Moderna began its research, nobody had figured out how to make or use mRNA medicines successfully. ...<ref>Moderna Complaint Para. 42</ref></blockquote> |
| − | figured out how to make or use mRNA medicines successfully. ...<ref>Moderna Complaint Para. 42</ref></blockquote> | + | |
| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| | *[[mRNA vaccine]] | | *[[mRNA vaccine]] |