Dr. Malone is the "creator of the RNA Vaccine," as much as Pete Best was responsible for the success of the Beatles. Malone did bench science that was significant to an aspect of the science, early in the process. He did important work, as did many others that contributed to the scientific knowledge Dr. Katalin Kariko used in developing the formula for the Covid-19 Vaccine. The scientific press, and most of the scientific world credits Dr. Kariko. correctly, with this accomplishment.
Malone has gone so far as to say he was Kariko's "mentor." Kariko says they have only met once, when he invited her to make a presentation concerning her work to his colleagues. This led Dr. Malone to bitterly complain "I've been written out of history by Kati." For her part, Dr. Keriko does not seek credit for anything but her personal work. Malone has become a gadfly and favorite guest on extreme right wing broadcasts, because of his willingness to prostitute whatever cred he has to help promote the anti-Vax movement. On the other hand the overwhelming majority of serious scientists recognize the success of the Covid-19 Vaccines in preventing hospitalization and deaths of people from the disease. By the way, Covid-19 did not exist at the time Malone did his most important work in this area.