A QAnon and anti-vaccine podcaster has died from complications due to COVID-19 after contracting the virus at a conspiracy theory conference that turned into a superspreader event, and where fellow attendees baselessly blamed their illness on an anthrax attack.

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  • @keegomatic
    2•2 years ago

    Viruses insert RNA (or DNA, depending on the virus) into the cells they infect, and use your cells’ own machinery to replicate themselves, including portions of their capsids like spike proteins.

    That’s… also what the mRNA vaccines do. The poster above is right. Whether it’s the vaccine or the virus, they’re both hijacking your cells’ to produce “body parts” of the virus.

    • @craftingwithbits
      1•2 years ago

      This is true. I was incorrect. I guess my point is that it’s the first time humans are doing it to humans.

      [edit] Further clarification: First time we are selecting/designing mRNA vs an occurance in nature.