Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
The injection modifies your genetics so that your body has a better response to the virus, as opposed to filling your lungs with fluid. As opposed to a more traditional vaccine which injects RNA of the virus so that your immune system will recognize it and fight the real thing. At least that's my understanding of the difference. Am I incorrect?
No. You're correct that you're incorrect.
There are I think one two vaccines in development which might actually qualify as gene therapy but they are not approved to my knowledge (certainly not in the US). The mRNA vaccines we have are not that.