We continue to live in uncertain COVID times, although the case load continues to fall in North America. Elsewhere, variants are causing surges in Russia, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, and South Africa. Vaccines provide proven relief, but many people don’t want the agent injected. Today we describe a possible alternative, a nasal spray vaccine entering trials in Australia.
How Nasal Spray Administration Technology Works
There are already two working examples of this technology in practice. An influenza vaccine is available in United States and Europe. They are treating kennel cough in dogs in veterinary surgeries. A nasal spray introduces immunity through the inner surface of the nose.
This approach makes sense, because it is where we naturally come in contact with airborne particles. Moreover, as Med Page Today points out, the technology should be easier to store, transport, and administer compared to jabs. It says a number of these treatments are currently under development, but mostly in early stages.
Volunteers Being Recruited to Trial Australian Nasal Spray Vaccine
However, the Brisbane Nucleus Network in Australia is currently recruiting volunteers for a new candidate COVID-19 nasal vaccine. They don’t appear to have a public name for it yet. But Dr. Paul Griffin, medical director told Nation World News June 19, 2021 what makes this nasal spray vaccine different.
‘The biggest benefit is that when we give the vaccine,’ he explains ‘it’s in the same way that the pathogen or virus enters. Therefore we hope the response will be better at stopping the virus, even than Pfizer than Astra Zeneca jabs perhaps.
‘This will hopefully mean that people will be much less likely to become infected. This is something we really want to see with vaccinations for this virus. Other drugs mostly protect against the development of severe symptoms of COVID-19. But this time the goal is to reduce the risk of infection itself.’
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Preview Image: Influenza Nasal Spray Vaccine
