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+ | {{incomplete|Created by a VACCINE DRINKER. Do NOT drink the mRNA Cocktail. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | Approximately two dozenth in [[:Category:Comics featuring cursed items|the "cursed" series]], this comic describes a process to approximate the molecular composition of certain {{w|mRNA}}-based vaccines in drinkable form. It contains the variety and relative concentrations of the simple molecular constituents found within the injectable mixture. i.e. mostly water, some sugar, lipids, proteins, an amino acid "or" biological and genetic material, and the other constituents of {{w|mayonnaise}}. | |
− | + | Like much of what we eat or drink, the stomach and intestines will neutralise much of the complexity of either the vaccines or this ersatz replica of them, reducing them to simpler proteins of some slight nutritional value. For the vaccine to work, it has been designed to be injected into the body e.g. {{w|intramuscular}}ly to bypass the hostile environment of the human digestive system. While there are similar vaccines administered as a nasal spray, the fragility of mRNA in the human digestive system has curtailed the search for ingestible analogs. [[Randall]]'s replacement mixture '''might provoke generally unwise physiological reactions.''' While very few people would find such a mixture palatable, it is likely nontoxic,{{Actual citation needed}} and contains water, proteins and calories, all important if elementary nutritional components. Because it doesn't contain a complete spectrum of essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals,{{Actual citation needed}} you can't live on it alone. | |
− | + | The instruction to serve in {{w|shot glasses}} is a play on words as "shot" can mean {{w|Injection (medicine)|injection}} in medicine. (U.K.: {{wiktionary|jab#Noun|jab}}; Scotland: {{wiktionary|jag#Noun|jag}}). However, one {{w|Jigger (bartending)|jigger}} is only 0.19 of a cup, so the recipe serves up to five. | |
− | + | The title text suggests the mixture can be served as a "booster" to a prior dose or serving after an initial treatment. There is much study of vaccine efficacy relative to the timing of subsequent doses. Too little time between makes the new dose not necessarily cause the immune system to react in the way that it should; however most pairs of distinct vaccines work well if delivered on the same day.{{Actual citation needed}} The comic recommends not redosing within two months of the last attempt. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:Ever wondered what it would be like to drink the new COVID booster? | :Ever wondered what it would be like to drink the new COVID booster? | ||
:This recipe approximately recreates the taste and nutritional profile! | :This recipe approximately recreates the taste and nutritional profile! | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
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