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New Finnish company to develop a nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19 - may prevent those who have received the vaccine from transmitting the virus
Hat tip to bertrand.
https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalr...o-develop-a-nasal-spray-vaccine-for-covid-19/
New Finnish company to develop a nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19
By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)
10 March 2021
The spin-out from the Universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland will leverage years of research to test and bring to market a nasal spray vaccine against COVID-19.
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Academy Professor Yl?-Hettuala, who is also chairman of Rokote Laboratories Finland?s board of directors, explained: ?Vaccines injected intramuscularly produce IgG antibodies in the bloodstream, but nasal vaccines also produce an IgA response that protects mucous membranes. We assume that this can also prevent those who have received the vaccine from transmitting the virus.?
Hat tip to bertrand.
https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalr...o-develop-a-nasal-spray-vaccine-for-covid-19/
New Finnish company to develop a nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19
By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)
10 March 2021
The spin-out from the Universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland will leverage years of research to test and bring to market a nasal spray vaccine against COVID-19.
...
Academy Professor Yl?-Hettuala, who is also chairman of Rokote Laboratories Finland?s board of directors, explained: ?Vaccines injected intramuscularly produce IgG antibodies in the bloodstream, but nasal vaccines also produce an IgA response that protects mucous membranes. We assume that this can also prevent those who have received the vaccine from transmitting the virus.?