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It is no surprise that COVID-19 has caused global supply chain disruptions. It is, however, a surprise to many of us that nearly two years into the pandemic, this will seemingly be ongoing for the foreseeable future. There seems to be no industry in existence that is unaffected by the broken supply chain. For the scientific community, there have been huge struggles with obtaining the materials needed for research projects that are necessary to advance in areas of chemistry and life science …

The new Moderna and Pfizer vaccines developed for COVID-19 are an entirely new type of vaccine that does not include the virus. They care called mRNA vaccines, or messenger vaccines. How do they differ from traditional vaccines, and what makes them such an exciting scientific breakthrough? Key Points1 mRNA vaccine technology is new, but the concept has been studied for decades. mRNA vaccines do not contain a live virus and do not carry a risk of causing disease. …