The next step in COVID vaccine may be through the nose

[hamsterjill]

Promising...

From the article:


“But what if a new, intranasal vaccine existed?

With a spritz up the nose, such a vaccine would travel through the upper respiratory tract, encouraging the body to produce protective antibodies there. If successful, this immune response would both neutralize the virus on its way in before making a person sick, and it would ensure that no live virus escapes when they exhale, cough or sneeze. While early data on efforts to promote mucosal immunity is promising, companies are still in early-stage clinical trials and a marketable, intranasal Covid-19 vaccine may be a year out.

“For real control of the pandemic, what we want to do is not just prevent serious disease and death—as good as that is in itself—but we want to be able to break the chains of transmission,” says Michael Russell, a mucosal immunologist with the University of Buffalo.”

Full article at this link:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-scientists-are-working-intranasal-vaccines-combat-covid-19-180977478/

[ret5hd]

1. a BIG plus to this method...

is that the microchip is MUCH closer to its final implantation site in the brain!!!

[Starseer]

3. Shhh!

Not so loud... you're giving away our plans!

[Johonny]

9. If only they could get the microchip inside the virus

[dweller]

2. My eyes water

just imaging the needle 😱 in my nostril 😖

✌🏻

[niyad]

5. It's a nasal spray.

[dweller]

7. I know

but even just the thought, like when they were testing with the 6” swabs ...
made me sneeze just thinking of it 😖

✌🏻

[niyad]

8. Or, as Keith Olbermann says, a javelin up your nose!

[cinematicdiversions]

4. I didn't even feel the needle

To the point where I thought I had been duped. Apparently my experience was not unique.

[niyad]

6. Very promising indeed. Sign me up.

[SergeStorms]

10. I hope they do this for the children's vaccine.

I was talking to my 8 yrs. old grand daughter about this the other day. She's terrified of needles. Hopefully, when they finally do come up with a children's vaccine. I hope it's not too much longer. With all the new variants I'm scared there will be one that attacks young children.

[hamsterjill]

11. I hope it's done for everyone.

It’s not just to alleviate the needle fear, although that is certainly a plus, it’s also evidently a better way to induce antibodies.

I’m glad to see that research is progressing and other delivery methods being considered. That gives me hope. There is also a lot of research being done on the use of micro needle patches for vaccine delivery. These innovations would make vaccine delivery easier and more efficient.