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> Side note, here's a free idea for a book: ecoterrorists conduct underground gain-of-function research on Alpha-Gal, making it transmit from person to person rather than from tick to person

I would hack into a covid vaccine factory and modify the mRNA code so it produces the spike protein and the alpha-gal protein.

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Alpha-gal is a sugar, so this wouldn’t work directly. Also, the syndrome seems to be IgE-mediated, and the mRNA vaccines are intended to induce IgG and perhaps IgA production. So this might not work.

But we could force the cells to produce alpha-gal via mRNA, right? And once the alpha-gal is in the bloodstream, the end result is the same as if it would have been injected by the tick, a immune reaction.

Seems unlikely. Read the review article linked elsewhere:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6554561/

Alpha-Gal syndrome is characterized by IgE (allergic) antibodies, and the mechanism that induces them is complicated. Merely putting an antigen into your body doesn’t do it.

Ah, now I understand. Yes, it's more complex than simply having alpha-gal in your bloodstream.

At least then the paranoia about taking the vaccine would be legitimate.

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