# Why You Cannot Simply Print a Safe mRNA Vaccine

DevFeed: [Why You Cannot Simply Print a Safe mRNA Vaccine](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sadly-you-can-t-print-your-own-safe-mrna-vaccine-36535.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/sadly-you-cant-print-your-own-vaccine/>)

Published: 2021-03-30T13:46:36Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [processing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processing.md>)

Tags: [automated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automated.md>), [biology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/biology.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [covid-19](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/covid-19.md>), [dna](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dna.md>), [future](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/future.md>), [processing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/processing.md>), [quality-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quality-control.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

This post explains why knowing an mRNA vaccine's sequence does not make it possible to print a safe vaccine. Production requires complex biochemical processing, lipid nanoparticle packaging, extensive quality control, and sterile manufacturing.

## Source excerpt

Brief post, in response to the many many many technical people that propose to print their own mRNA vaccines "now that the source is out there". I've spent a lot of time individually explaining why this is unlikely to happen any time soon, and I thought it a good idea to explain it here as well. Mountains of details on how the vaccines are actually produced can be found on this awesome page by Jonas Neubert and Cornelia Scheitz.