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Gene therapy medicinal products (GTMPs) have emerged as a transformative class of medicines. Defining what a certain class of medicines encompasses, and what it does not, is key, with ample implications and consequential regulatory requirements. In April 2023, the European Commission proposed new pharmaceutical legislation safeguarding the public health within the European Union with a new, broader definition of GTMP, including genome editing medicines and nucleic acids of either source, regulating, replacing, or adding a genetic sequence that mediates its effect by transcription or translation. This definition is all-encompassing for any "genetic" intervention and is agnostic to mechanism of action, duration of action, location of action, and associated risk. Here, we take this as a paradigm to discuss how terminology and definitions are more than just words and can have meaningful regulatory, scientific, and public health implications., Competing Interests: The authors are affiliated with leading pharmaceutical companies developing mRNA-based medicines. This paper was funded by Moderna. Cencora PharmaLex maintained editorial control over the content., (© 2024 The Author(s).)

Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

COVID-19 is caused by a novel SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). During the COVID-19 epidemic, when people are infected with the virus, they can transmit the virus onto paper or coin money through touch and droplets, potentially making any physical currency a carrier of the virus. Although there is no report confirming that people can become infected with viruses by cash circulation, relevant research on the survival of viruses on solid surfaces supports this hypothesis. Mobile payments can help individuals avoid coming in direct contact with any paper or coin money. Therefore, we strongly recommend the promotion of mobile payments during the COVID-19 epidemic., (© 2020 The Author(s).)