Calling it gene therapy sounds more like a scare tactic than an attempt to be descriptive.
The look up how Moderna theraputics itself defines it
Actually, they're currently insisting it's not gene therapy:
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How does mRNA differ from gene therapy?
Helping the body make its own medicine using mRNA sounds like it might be similar to gene therapy or gene editing. While these treatment approaches seek to treat disease through genetic information, they take fundamentally different approaches. Gene therapy and gene editing alter the original genetic information each cell carries. The goal is to produce a permanent fix to the underlying genetic problem by changing the defective gene. Moderna is taking a different approach to address the underlying cause of MMA and other diseases. mRNA transfers the instructions stored in DNA to make the proteins required in every living cell. Our approach aims to help the body make its own missing or defective protein. Unlike gene editing and gene therapy, mRNA technology does not change the genetic information of the cell, and is intended to be short-acting. It acts like traditional drugs that can be adjusted over time based on the dose and frequency needed. In simple terms, we are working to provide physicians and patients with a “controllable” way to start and manage their therapy over time.
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At Moderna, we are using mRNA to help the body make its own medicines.
www.modernatx.com
However, I found an article promoting Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines that called it Gene Therapy back in December on msn:
So clearly there is some confusion even among those who praise the vaccine as to what it is. Regardless of whether or not it should be called gene therapy, though, I think there is a lot of evidence that these injections are more harmful than good, especially in the long run.