First off - I’m not taking the vaccine. Everyone had their own right/decision to make, but me and my family won’t until there are longer studies, at scale, on long term effects.

Secondly, and my main question if anyone can explain it in a “simple manner” how do these mRNa vaccines work? My understanding is unlike other vaccines where you get a dead or live version of the disease, so your body recognizes it and responds appropriately, the mRNA basically sends a message, via proteins/genetic material to tell our body how to build up an immunity to fight the particular strain of virus?

So instead of “typical” vaccine where we learn via experience, mRNA is telling us when we encounter it how to fight it?

I’m genuinely curious as I’ve heard some people saying mRNA alters DNA, has less approval, isn’t as safe, etc.